Tanzania has opened Tanzania’s airspace for commercial, diplomatic, aid, emergency and special mission flights with effect from Tuesday
The Minister for Works, Transport and Communication, Eng Isack Kamwelwe told media that the decision to uplift the initial temporary ban has been reached after considering all important measures and the state of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.
He said the government has conducted thorough investigation and evaluation of the novel Coronavirus as well as control measures over the spread of the disease.
In April, this year, the government suspended all international flights as one of the measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The airlines however, must ensure that all passengers have medical certificates that clear them of the coronavirus infection.
The government has come up with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to ensure they protect both the public and visitors from the Covid-19 pandemic.
The minister said after close monitoring of the trend of the disease in the country and taking into consideration the statistics released by President John Magufuli on Sunday.
He said it was clear the number of new cases was going down, and thus the government has decided to open up the space to allow international flights from various parts of the world.
“With this announcement, all international flights are allowed to land and take off from today in our airports across the country,” he explained.
However, the minister said the government is seriously adhering to the guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as well as preventive measures and directives issued by the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children.
The minister directed the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) to inform the world aviation body on the government decision to open up its air space.
(By Agencies)
