Tanzania state carrier aims to double fleet to 14 planes by 2022: official

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania’s state carrier plans to double the size of its fleet to 14 aircraft by 2022 and is exploring new routes and code-sharing agreements with other airlines, a senior government official said on Saturday.

The plans were announced by Tanzanian transport ministry permanent secretary Leonard Chamuriho at a ceremony in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam marking the delivery of the airline’s second Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.

The arrival of the plane brought the number of new aircraft purchased by the government to seven.