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Commenced operations | 1999 |
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AOC # | 45 |
Hubs | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport |
Fleet size | 9 |
Destinations | 7 |
Headquarters | Zanzibar, Tanzania |
Key people | Captain Omar Haji and Nephew Farouk Daud Othman |
Website | www |
Tropical Air is an airline based in Zanzibar, Tanzania. It began operations in 1999 with a single aircraft and was the first locally owned airline in Zanzibar. It was founded by Captain Omar Haji . It operates in Pemba, Dar es Salaam alongside other area in Tanzania. They are no longer in operation [1]
Scheduled flights are operated to the following destinations: [2]
Hub | |
Future | |
Terminated route |
City | Country | Airport |
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Arusha | Tanzania | Arusha Airport |
Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Julius Nyerere International Airport |
Mafia Island | Tanzania | Mafia Airport |
Mbeya | Tanzania | Songwe Airport |
Mtwara | Tanzania | Mtwara Airport |
Pemba Island | Tanzania | Pemba Airport |
Zanzibar | Tanzania | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport |
The Tropical Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of January 2013): [3]
Aircraft | In Service | Passengers |
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Piper PA-28 Cherokee | 2 | 3 |
Piper PA-34 Seneca II | 1 | 5 |
Piper PA-31 Navajo | 1 | 7 |
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | 3 | 13 |
ATR 42-300 | 2 [4] | 50 |
Total | 9 |
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