As Salaam Air

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As Salaam Air
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Founded2011
AOC # 55
Hubs Zanzibar Airport
Secondary hubs Julius Nyerere International Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations4
Headquarters Zanzibar, Tanzania
Website www.assalaamair.co.tz
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As Salaam Air In Arusha

As Salaam Air is an airline based in Zanzibar, Tanzania, that offers private charters and scheduled operations in Tanzania. The airline operates two Embraer 120 aircraft.

Contents

The company is leading airline flying between two spice islands Pemba and Unguja. [1]

Destinations

Scheduled flights are operated to the following destinations within Tanzania: [2]

CityAirportNotes
Arusha Arusha Airport
Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport
Pemba Pemba Airport
Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume International Airport Base

Fleet

The As Salaam Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of November 2020): [3]

AircraftNumber of aircraftSeats
EMBRAER 120 ER 230


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References

  1. "Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority : AOC Holder". www.tcaa.go.tz. Archived from the original on 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  2. "As Salaam Air Flight Schedule" (PDF). aerocrs.com.
  3. Salaam Air Express airlinefleet.info, accessdate 27 December 2020