1.7TRN SET ASIDE FOR 5 NEW PLANES FOR AIR TANZANIA

The Government has set aside 1.7 trillion shillings for the purchase of five new aircraft expected to arrive in the country before the end of this year, to further boost local and international air transport links.

Atupele Mwakibete, the Deputy Minister for Works and Transport said this in the National Assembly on Tuesday when responding to a supplementary question by Jacqueline Msongozi (Special Seats), demanding government plans to purchase more aircraft to cope with competition inside and outside the country.

He listed the aircraft as two of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner type with a capacity for 262 passengers, two Airbus A220-300 with a capacity for 181 passengers an a cargo plane with a capacity for 51 tonnes. Also on the list is a Dash 8-Q400 Bombardier with a capacity for 76 passengers, he said, noting that upon their arrival, the total number of planes procured by the Government will be 17.

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