This comes after Kenya allowed Air Tanzania’ all-cargo service effective January 16, 2024.
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Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority Director General Hamza Johari said the move to allow all-cargo service take effect from January 16, 2024.
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On Monday, the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority banned the operation of flights between Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.
Tanzania has withdrawn its decision to suspend flight services between Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.
This comes after Kenya granted the Fifth Freedom Traffic Right to Air Tanzania Company Limited for all-cargo service.
Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority Director General Hamza Johari said the move to allow all-cargo service take effect from January 16, 2024.
“Following this development, the aeronautical authorities of the United Republic of Tanzania hereby withdraw its Decision of 15 January 2024 and therefore approval for Kenya Airways to operate Third and Fourth Freedom Traffic Rights between Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, is hereby restored with immediate effect,” the statement read.
“The aeronautical authorities of the United Republic of Tanzania avail itself of this opportunity to renew to the Public the assurances of its highest consideration.”
On Monday, the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority banned the operation of flights between Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.
Johari said the decision was reached at after Kenya aeronautical authorities refused Tanzania’s request for all-cargo flight operations by Air Tanzania Company Limited.
“This is to reciprocate the decision by the aeronautical authorities of the Republic of Kenya to refuse the Tanzanian request for all-cargo flight operations by Air Tanzania Company Limited under Fifth Freedom Traffic Rights between Nairobi and Third countries, contrary to Section 4 of the Memorandum of Understanding on Air Services, between Tanzania and Kenya signed on November 24, 2016, in Nairobi, Kenya.”
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Musalia Mudavadi and his Tanzanian Counterpart January Makamba on Monday expressed commitment to end the standoff.
They pledged to address the issue within three days.
Mudavadi thanked the two nations for their efforts to resolve the issue promptly.
“The issue of aviation restrictions between Kenya and Tanzania has been successfully resolved this afternoon. Gratitude to Makamba and both the Ministries of Transport of Kenya and Tanzania for their collaborative efforts in achieving this resolution,” he said.
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