TCAA declares Bukoba Airport safe for landing

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TCAA’s remarks comes just two days after various stakeholders in the aviation industry, including pilots and flight engineers, mentioned the Bukoba and Arusha are among airports that give them trouble during landing and takeoff.

"Precision Air started flying the Bukoba routes in 1992, starting with a seven-passenger flight and in 1996 they added another eight-passenger flight with an additional of 11 passengers. In 1998, they came with an 18-passenger plane and in 2008 they started carrying many passenger.”
He added: If the airport of Bukoba Airports was not safe, then we would have a sequence figures of such accident.
Mr Johari said as the regulator of airports in the country, TCAA have to put things right to assure the passengers.
“If we do not put things right, passengers will believe that the airport is not safe, it is our duty to tell them that it is safe, the accident that happened was just a coincidence," said Johari.
TCAA’s remarks comes just two days after various stakeholders in the aviation industry, including pilots and flight engineers, mentioned the Bukoba and Arusha are among airports that give them trouble during landing and takeoff.
They said the struggle is due to constant change of weather that occurs, as well as the presence of mountains in those areas.