Zanzibar president backs Dubai firm in airport terminal row

Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar.

Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar. The island's President Hussein Ali Mwinyi has thrown his weight behind Dnata, a Dubai-based firm, in a row over ground handling services at Terminal 3 of the airport. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Zanzibar’s President Hussein Ali Mwinyi has thrown his weight behind Dnata, a Dubai-based firm, in a row over ground handling services at Terminal 3 of Abeid Amani Karume International Airport.

President Mwinyi visited the terminal early this week to officiate the opening ceremony of duty-free shops during which he stressed that the Dubai firm has all the necessary qualities to serve at the facility.