Tanzania opens skies to stem tourism losses after EU flights ban

Qatar Airways’ Airbus A350. The airline is among those granted expanded air traffic rights by Tanzania’s Civil Aviation Authority to safeguard tourism, business, and global connectivity.

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In a bid to restore the confidence of air travellers to Tanzania, the government has extended traffic rights to international airlines to stem a crisis following the recent European Union ban on Tanzania-registered aircraft.

Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA), in extending freedoms of the air to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines and Qatar Airways, said the decision was to safeguard tourism, business continuity and international mobility.