COMPETITION sets to increase for the international flights bound to Kilimanjaro following a latest arrival of flydubai. The flydubai, the first international budget airline to serve Kilimanjaro set to further challenge traditional carriers.
The Dubai-based low-cost carrier
flydubai set to challenge head one traditional airlines such as KLM,
Ethiopian Airways, RwandAir, Kenya Airways, Turkish Air and Qatar
Airways. Also Ethiopian is operating two additional frequencies of
United Airline and Lufthansa under a special agreement.
Though all airlines have their passenger
niches but all in all the skyline competition of Kilimanjaro
International Airport poise to change for the better of passengers.
Nevertheless, flydubai has an advantage
since is the first United Arab Emirates airline to provide direct air
links to Kilimanjaro. The KIA destination expanding the airline network
to 12 destinations in Africa with 14 flights a week.
According to the statement released by
the Dubai budget airline, the company is set to offer six flights a week
to the Kilimanjaro, three of which are via a stop in Dar es Salaam.
The inaugural flight of flydubai touched
down for the first time over the weekend at Kilimanjaro International
Airport carrying a delegation led by Sudhir Sreedharan, the senior
Vice-President, Commercial Operations (GCC, Subcontinent and Africa) for
flydubai.
The delegation was met with Minister for
Works, Transport and Communication, Prof Makame Mbarawa upon arrival at
Kilimanjaro International Airport. He said the government appreciates
the efforts and decision reached by flydubai to introduce direct link
between Dubai and Kilimanjaro.
"I am very glad to welcome flydubai to
our ‘Gateway to Africa’s Wildlife Heritage’….no doubt this route will be
a success,” said Prof Mbarawa. As part of the inaugural programme,
flydubai showcased its brand new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, which had
been unveiled for the first time at the Dubai Airshow in November, this
year
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