TCAA to FastJet: You don’t qualify to operate in Tanzania
What you need to know:
- Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) said Fastjet Airlines Tanzania (Ltd) has lost qualifications to carry out business in Tanzania, following lack of flights.
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) announced on Monday, December 17, that Fastjet Tanzania has lost its qualifications to operate in Tanzania due to frequent cancellation of flights.
The authority said also that the airline owed huge amounts to service providers, who include TCAA. He revealed that Fastjet owed Sh1.4 billion to TCAA through provision of services, including security.
TCAA director general Hamza Johari called on all service providers who are owed by Fatstjet to send their invoices so that the authority could direct the airline to pay its debts.
However, the authority gave 28 days for the airline to submit its financial and business plans after the company was taken over by Tanzanian investors.
He said currently the airline had insufficient planes for flights, a situation that had led them to lose qualifications of doing business in the country. “We call on people to look for alternative airlines as Fastjet cannot operate,” he said.
