Air Tanzania Flights

Why Book Air Tanzania Flights With Us

• 24x7 support
• Personalized travel consultants
• Customer Oriented Protocols
• Best-in-class loyalty programme
• LIVE updates on seat availability

Facts About Air Tanzania

• Hub Airports: Julius Nyerere International Airport
• Headquarters: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Popular Route: Dar es Salaam - Nairobi
• Popular Destinations: Zanzibar, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia

Air Tanzania’s loyalty Programme

‘TWIGA Miles’ is the name of the loyalty programme that Air Tanzania offers its customers. The membership has three tiers namely Twiga Blue, Silver Selous and Gold Serengeti. The Twiga Blue is a first entry tier, then the Silver Selous requires travellers to earn 7500 Twiga tier points per year to enrol in this tier and keep to this level. Then there is the Gold Serengeti, where members need to earn 15k tier points a year to upgrade to this level and keep the benefits.

Featured Destination: Nairobi

The city of Nairobi is the only capital in the world to house its own National Park. The city offers travellers the chance to view Africa’s big five in their natural habitat. Nairobi is not just known for its unique and treasured safari experience, but also for its rich and vivid culture, customs and cuisine. The city is one of the top destinations on the bucket list of every traveller dreaming of the best African safari experience.

About Air Tanzania

Tanzania’s national airline is Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) which carries the national treasure of Mt. Kilimanjaro as its slogan “The Wings Of Kilimanjaro”. The airline is based in Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam with its hub at the modern state-of-the-art Julius Nyerere International Airport out of terminals II and III. Air Tanzania was estaiblished back in 1977 after the dissolution of East African Airways as it was still a member of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA). The airline is a Tanzanian government-owned asset, with a fleet of 12 aeroplanes that take part in the airline's daily operations.

Baggage

Air Tanzania allows you to travel with 7kg hand luggage that should be small enough to fit in the overhead compartment of the airplane. Anything larger or more needs to be a part of the checked-in luggage which is limited to 23kg in Economy and 30kg in Business class respectively.

Health & Safety

• All passengers and staff must wear a face mask during the flight.
• Prior to each flight, all surfaces are meticulously sanitized, including security trays, check-in stations, tray tables and screens.
• You can avoid queues by downloading your boarding pass.
• More than 99% of airborne particles, including viruses and bacteria, are removed by onboard HEPA filters.
• During the inspection, travellers will be required to scan their own boarding passes and hold up their passports.
   

Check-In

The domestic flight check-in counter closes 40 minutes before departure, while an international flight check-in counter closes an hour before departure. In order to avoid last-minute delays, passengers are encouraged to check in 90 minutes prior to departure. Check-in requires photo identification for each passenger and certified birth certificates of an infant or child must be certified. Passports are also required for international flights.
 

We recommend checking in online before getting to the airport - it saves you time and is easy. Online check-in opens 24 hours before departure and closes 4 hours before flight departure.

On-Board
 

Air Tanzania currently operates a fleet of 12 airplanes which is made up of two Boeing 787-800 Dreamliners, four Airbus class A220-300s and five De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400s as well as one Dash 8-300. Online seat allocations can be done by contacting our Travelwings customer executives (extra charges applicable).

Destinations

As of November 2021, Air Tanzania caters to 8 international destinations and 13 domestic destinations some of which are:
 

Air Tanzania international flight routes:

• The United Arab Emirates
• Oman
• The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia
• India
• Germany
• Greece
• Italy
• The United Kingdom
   

Air Tanzania international flight routes:

• Kenya
• Botswana
• Burundi
• Democratic Republic Of Congo
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Madagascar
• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Rwanda
• South Africa
• Uganda
• Zambia