Photo taken on Nov. 15, 2023 shows a Kenya Airways plane at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. (Photo by John Okoyo/Xinhua)
Tanzanian aviation authorities on Monday announced the suspension of all Kenya Airways passenger flights between the Kenyan capital of Nairobi and Tanzania's commercial hub of Dar es Salaam, with effect from Jan. 22, 2024.
DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian aviation authorities on Monday announced the suspension of all Kenya Airways passenger flights between the Kenyan capital of Nairobi and Tanzania's commercial hub of Dar es Salaam, with effect from Jan. 22, 2024.
The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) said in a statement that the move was in response to Kenya's recent rejection of Tanzania's request to allow its airline, Air Tanzania Company Limited, to operate cargo flights between Nairobi and third countries.
Photo taken on Dec. 23 shows Air Tanzania Company Limited, the flag carrier airline of Tanzania based in Dar es Salaam, receives the Airbus A220-300 at Julius Nyerere International Airport. (Xinhua)
According to the statement signed by TCAA Director General Hamza Johari, TCAA cited the Kenyan authorities' refusal as a violation of Section 4 of the memorandum of understanding on Air Services signed between the two countries in 2016.
Tanzania was committed to international aviation regulations and bilateral agreements, said the statement. ■
