Air Tanzania has extended its partnership with Swissport at the Dar es Salaam home base for two more years until 2024. Swissport has been providing airport ground services and air cargo handling to Air Tanzania since early 2020. The partnership will include a comprehensive service catalog for airport ground services, air cargo handling, and aviation security for some 134 flights per week. At DAR, Swissport staff are servicing Boeing 787 Dreamliners, Airbus A220s, and Bombardier Q400 aircraft for Air Tanzania.
Mrisho Yassin, Chief Executive Officer of Swissport Tanzania said: “We are pleased that Air Tanzania has once again chosen Swissport as a partner for a range of mission-critical ground services that have a significant impact on an airline's on-time performance and reliability. It underlines that our leading position in the hub and large base handling is recognized across the industry and pays off also at the airport of the Tanzanian metropolis.”
In addition to Dar es Salaam, Swissport is also managing the airline’s hub operations at Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO), Air Tanzania’s second base.