Flightlink

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Flightlink
Flightlink Logo.png
IATA ICAO Call sign
YSFLZFLIGHTLINK
Founded2004;21 years ago (2004)
AOC # 25
Operating bases Dar es Salaam
Hubs Terminal II, Julius Nyerere International Airport, Julius K. Nyerere Road, Dar es salaam, East Tanzania
Secondary hubs Arusha Airport
Focus cities Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Arusha, Serengeti National Park.
Fleet size7
Destinations10+
HeadquartersMezzanine Floor, Room 2‚ Oyster Pearl Galleria‚ Chole Road, Masaki‚ Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Key peopleCaptain and Managing Director: Munawer Dhirani
Director of Operations: Jameel Fazel Ali Muslim Kassam
Website Official website

Flightlink Limited, formerly Flightlink Air Charters (Tanzania) Limited, is an airline based in the city of Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania. The airline offers scheduled flight services to the primary tourism and business centres across the country. In addition, it offers Air Charter and Medevac services on demand. [1]

Contents

It is currently on the List of airlines banned in the European Union. [2]

History

Flightlink was established in 2004 to develop and service the growing tourism requirements, and especially the 'safari' and Zanzibar archipelago destinations. The company slogan is We will fly you there, wherever there is!.[ citation needed ]

Overview

As of January 2024, Flightlink is primarily a domestic Tanzanian airline. It has a single foreign destination at Moi International Airport, at Mombasa, in neighboring Kenya. At that time, the airline serviced in excess of 10 destinations, with 7 turboprop aircraft, from its hub at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam. [3] As of December 2022, Flightlink controlled an estimated 2.6 percent of the Tanzanian domestic passenger market behind market leaders Air Tanzania (51.3 percent) and Precision Air (22.9 percent). Other domestic carriers include Auric Air (10.3 percent), Coastal Travel Limited (2.5 percent) and other airlines combined (8.6 percent). [4]

Destinations

As of January 2023, scheduled flights are operated to the following destinations: [5]

Hub
Future
Terminated route
CityCountryIATAICAOAirport
Arusha Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania ARKHTAR Arusha Airport
Dar es Salaam Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania DARHTDA Julius Nyerere International Airport
Dodoma Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania DODHTDO Dodoma Airport
Fort Ikoma Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania N/AN/AFort Ikoma Airstrip
Kogatende Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania KOGTZ-0018Kogatende Airstrip
Lake Manyara Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania LKYHTLM Lake Manyara Airport
Pemba Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania PMAHTPE Pemba Airport
Serengeti Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania SEUHTSN Seronera Airstrip
Mombasa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya MBAHKMO Moi International Airport
Zanzibar Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania ZNZHTZA Abeid Amani Karume International Airport

Fleet

The current Flightlink fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of March 2025): [3] [6]

Flightlink fleet
AircraftIn ServicePassengersNotes
ATR72-500 372(as of August 2025) [7]
Embraer EMB 120ER 130(as of August 2025) [7]
Beechcraft 1900C 119(as of August 2025) [7]
Cessna Grand Caravan G1000 19
Cessna 206H G1000 16
Total8

References

  1. ↑ Jacob Mosenda (11 January 2024). "How aviation industry flies on the wings of booming tourism sector". The Citizen (Tanzania) . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "The EU air safety list - European Commission". transport.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 Joan (2023). "My Experience Flying with Flightlink in Tanzania – A Flightlink Review". Theworldinmypocket.co.uk. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Alex Nelson Malanga (22 March 2023). "ATCL and Flight Link market shares increase in 2021/22". The Citizen (Tanzania) . Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Flightlink (11 January 2024). "Destinations". Flightlink. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Flightlink (11 January 2024). "About Us - Our Fleet". Flightlink. Dar es Salam, Tanzania. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Chair Airlines". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 76.
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