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Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) passenger numbers have increased
hugely thanks to the loyal customer base and public trust, the company’s Acting
CEO Paul Chizi has said.
He said in a press statement issued on Sunday that the company will be
able to retain it’s position as a leader in the country’s aviation business
following such positive support from the public.
He said the company’s Boeing 737-500 plane that is currently been used
on the Dar es Salaam-Kilimanjaro-Mwanza route has been booked fully in the past
three days which is a positive sign for the company.
“Our 108-seater plane which flies in this route twice daily has been
booked to full capacity and this is a signal that the public still has faith in
us. I did not know that we would be able to pick up so fast since there are
other service providers on that very route as well”, he said, adding:
“We are now focused on providing timely and affordable services. I call
upon the public to continue with such patriotism for the benefit of the company
and the country at large,” he said. Mr Chizi said that plans of acquiring
another plane that will cover international flights are going on smoothly.
“Since our plan is to start international flights, definitely the plane
has to be bigger and this will happen within the next three to six weeks,” he
added. He said the ATCL is now focused on implementing its five-year
development plan that will help increase the company’s efficiency and service
delivery.
“We are focused to increase service delivery as well as winning our
lost glory. We will be acquiring another Boeing plane and negotiations have
already begun.
ATCL’s resumption of services has created price wars within the
country’s aviation industry that has seen other flight carriers that include
Precision Air slash fares in recent days to match ATCL’s 199,900/- offer for a
return ticket on the Dar es Salaam-Kilimanjaro-Mwanza route.
Before ATCL’s resumption of services, other airliners were charging
between 250,000/- and 350,000/- on the Dar es Salaam- Mwanza route.
Source: The Daily News, http://www.dailynews.co.tz
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