Tanzania starts standing up again: After a long struggle for many years in Air transport; Tanzania has managed to buy two brand new Airplanes, Bombardier 8Q400 from Canada. The Airplanes have a carrying capacity of 76 passengers per each: six passengers in business class and the remaining seventy passengers in economy class. They arrived on 20th September, 2016 and on 27th September 2016 respectively in Dar es Salaam.
Yesterday, 28/09/2016, during the opening of the new phase for Air Transport in Tanzania, for having these new planes: the president of Tanzania, Dr. John Joseph Pombe Mangufuli, on his speech; announced on buying two more large Airplanes for long routes like, from Tanzania to the United States, Tanzania to China, Tanzania to Germany among others.
The carrying capacity of the two Airplanes will be; 160 and 240 passengers. This is to encourage and attract tourist in the country, since the time being many tourists have to alight to neighbouring countries before, coming to Tanzania; due to lack of National Airplanes from abroad direct to Tanzania. He insisted that, Tanzania should be the Hab of Africa in Air Transportation.
Among other things the president boldly insisted on good management of the new planes. He also, ordered the new ATCL management to fire all whom concerned with corruption of the company's properties. So that to start afresh with only disciplined workers for the betterment of the company and the country at large.
Yesterday, 28/09/2016, during the opening of the new phase for Air Transport in Tanzania, for having these new planes: the president of Tanzania, Dr. John Joseph Pombe Mangufuli, on his speech; announced on buying two more large Airplanes for long routes like, from Tanzania to the United States, Tanzania to China, Tanzania to Germany among others.
The carrying capacity of the two Airplanes will be; 160 and 240 passengers. This is to encourage and attract tourist in the country, since the time being many tourists have to alight to neighbouring countries before, coming to Tanzania; due to lack of National Airplanes from abroad direct to Tanzania. He insisted that, Tanzania should be the Hab of Africa in Air Transportation.
Among other things the president boldly insisted on good management of the new planes. He also, ordered the new ATCL management to fire all whom concerned with corruption of the company's properties. So that to start afresh with only disciplined workers for the betterment of the company and the country at large.
