PRECISION AIR TO LAUNCH FLIGHTS TO PEMBA

Dar es Salaam…. Tanzania’s leading airline, Precision Air will start flights to Pemba Island in Zanzibar. The announcement was made through a press release issued yesterday by the Corporate Communications Office.

Flights to the exotic island are expected to commence on 24th May 2016 with three flights a week. Using their state of the art aircraft; ATR72-500. Precision Air will be flying to Pemba via Zanzibar every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, Departing from Dar es salaam at 07:30am and arriving in Pemba at 09:05am. Returning leg will see flights departing from Pemba at 09:30am and arriving in Dar es salaam at 11:00am

The announcement came shortly after Zanzibar Airport Authority (ZAA) upgraded Pemba airport to category four, which meets international required standards for any commercial flight operations.

Commenting on the launch, Precision Air’s Commercial Director Mr. Robert Owusu said that, Precision Air is set to offer reliable and comfortable flights to Pemba. He hailed ZAA efforts to upgrade Pemba airport as this will ensure the safety of passengers and aircraft using it. He also stated that Precision Air is the only IOSA certified airline in Tanzania, and always puts safety standards above everything else.

“We are very excited about this new route, this will be our 11th domestic route in our mission to connect Tanzania with our network. We are happy to give our customers access to the exotic beaches in Pemba. This will also play a hand in businesses booming in Pemba through the movements between Zanzibar and the mainland.” He added. Mr. Owusu explained further that the introductory flights will operate every Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The company will continue to monitor the market and increase to daily operation if and when necessary.

Precision Air is a publicly listed Tanzanian airline, established 23 years ago as a charter airline and has steadily grown to become a reputable airline in Tanzania, East and Central Africa at large. Currently operating from its main hub in Dar es Salaam, flying to Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Mwanza, Mtwara, Zanzibar, Kigoma, Tabora, Musoma and Bukoba. Regionally Precision Air flies to Nairobi connecting Tanzania to other parts of Africa and the rest of the world.

For more information please Contact:

Azda Nkullo – Head-Marketing & Corporate Communications Email; [email protected] Tel: +255 22 2860701/2/6/8/9 Fax: +255 22 2860725 Website: www.precisionairtz.com