TANZANIA'S
resilience to the novel Coronavirus disease is now paying off after
three major airlines increased their flight frequencies to the
country.
Ethiopian Airlines
becomes the first among the three, to increase its frequency to 14
flights a week, from the initial four landing and departures from
Tanzania.
The bold move by
the Ethiopia's flag carrier is necessitated by Tanzania's decision of
opening its skies in June this year and the high demand of air travel in
the country.
"Thanks to the
government's efforts of containing the deadly virus, some of the major
airlines are now increasing their routes at all major airports in the
country," revealed the elated Kilimanjaro Airports Development Company
(KADCO) Acting Managing Director Christine Mwakatobe, while receiving an
Ethiopian Airline Dreamliner, christened ET- ATJ at the Kilimanjaro
International Airport (KIA).
Other major
airlines that will be following a similar suit, according to Ms
Mwakatobe include the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, which added a number of
its flights from one to four a week, while Qatar Airways increased its
flights from two to 14 a week.
"These airlines
have sent a strong message to the world that Tanzania is now free of the
killer virus," explained the KADCO official.
She equally urged
tour operators and their overseas agents to seize the moment in wooing
in more tourists to the country and marketing destination Tanzania.
Echoing similar
sentiments, Regional Commissioner Anna Mghwira described the move as an
important step in boosting the tourism sector, saying Tanzanians had
every reasons of holding their heads high, adding that the country had
proven to the naysayers that the country was indeed now a safe
destination.
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