Dar es Salaam —
Three major international airlines (KLM, Qatar and Ethiopian airlines)
are set to increase the number of flight frequency to Tanzania three
months after the country opened its
airspace to passenger flights.
Ethiopian Airlines
which was the first to resume flights to the Julius Nyerere
International Airport is set to increases flights from four landings
weekly to 14.
According to the
Kilimanjaro Airports Development Company (Kadco) official, Catherine
Mwakatobe, KLM has increased flights from one to four whereas Qatar
Airways on the other hand has increased scheduled flights from three to
12.
As part of the
continued resumption Rwandair will now have three flights landing at
Kilimanjaro International Airport three times a week.
Turkish Airlines
which used to operate several flights from Istanbul to KIA before the
outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic is yet to resume.
"These airlines
have sent a strong message to the world that is worth noting that
Tanzania is free from the killer coronavirus," said Catherine Mwakatobe.
Yesterday,
Ethiopian Airlines' Dream-liner aircraft landed at the Kilimanjaro
International Airport (KIA) where the crew and passengers were received
by some government officials including the Kilimanjaro Regional
Commissioner Anna Mghwira.
Tanzania was the
first East African country to open its airspace following the reduction
in the number of coronavirus cases, Kenya on the other hand opened its
skies on August 1.
Latest reports show
that Uganda is scheduled to open its borders and Entebbe International
Airport on October 1, the facility has been closed since March when the
country recorded its first Covid-19 case.
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