Flightlink: The First Airline to Reach Underserved Destinations in Tanzania

Munawer Dhirani, Managing Director of Flightlink, explains that, despite new aviation infrastructure and facilities, there is still room for new players as there are a number of destinations in Tanzania that are still underserved.

“The local domestic airlines still have room to play. There is still room for new players because there are a number of destinations that are underserved, as well as certain destinations which are not served at all. Flightlink was always the first to explore and start flights into destinations that were not previously served. We were the first to start service to Mbeya, Iringa, lgoma, then other airlines followed. With the arrival of Fastjet service to Mbeya, we could not compete with them because we could not match the capacity with the kind of aircraft we operated there. These are beautiful and very good markets. Mbeya is the entry into Tanzania on the southern border. The new capital city and the government is moving to Dodoma. We fly to Dodoma daily and it will be busy. Mwanza is a very strategic market and a very good business market commercially. Songea is coming up and has many minerals coming from there and the south, and a lot of mining. Mafia is a beautiful tourist destination. All these markets are underserved”, says Munawer Dhirani.