Tanzania on Friday received two brand new planes, bringing to 11 the total number of acquired new aircraft intended to revive the country's national carrier, Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL). The two Airbus A220-300 aircraft were received at Zanzibar's Abeid Amani Karume International Airport by Tanzania's Zanzibar President Hussein Ali…
Mango grounding means no direct flights from SA to Zanzibar, but you can still holiday there Business Insider SA
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South Africans won’t be able to fly directly to the island of Zanzibar due to Mango Airlines’ cash crunch.
Instead, travellers will now need to catch at least a connecting flight from Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam.
Zanzibar doesn’t require foreign tourists to quarantine and remains a popular holiday destination for South Africans amid the pandemic.
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Mango Airlines, the only carrier with a direct route between South Africa and Zanzibar, has suspended its flights to the island amid severe financial constraints. The Indian Ocean island is a popular holiday destination for travel-restricted South Africans. I does not require visitors to quarantine.