ZanAir

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Zanair LET-410 plane Zanair LET 410.JPG
Zanair LET-410 plane
ZanAir
Zanair Logo.jpg
IATA ICAO Call sign
TANZANAIR
Commenced operations1992
AOC # 30
Hubs Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
Fleet size5
Destinations6
Headquarters Zanzibar, Tanzania
Website www.zanair.com

ZanAir Limited is a domestic airline based in Zanzibar, Tanzania; it was founded in 1992 in Zanzibar. [1] It is currently on the List of airlines banned in the EU. [2]

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History

ZanAir was established in 1992 by Carl G. Salisbury, who believed there was a market to be explored regarding the tourism industry of Zanzibar and the Tanzania region. [1]

The first flight of ZanAir occurred on May 4, 1991, when Carl G. Salisbury landed on Zanzibar with a Piper Seneca II. [3]

Destinations

Scheduled flights are operated to the following destinations: [4]

Hub
Future
Terminated route
CityCountryAirport
Arusha Tanzania Arusha Airport
Dar es Salaam Tanzania Julius Nyerere International Airport
Pemba Island Tanzania Pemba Airport
Saadani National Park Tanzania
Selous Game Reserve Tanzania
Zanzibar Tanzania Abeid Amani Karume International Airport

Fleet

As of September 2022, all of the aircraft currently in ZanAir's fleet have expired their CoAs, and haven't been renewed as of yet. The ZanAir fleet consists of the following aircraft: [5]

Cessna 208B Caravan TZ Selous Mtemere airstrip ZanAir.JPG
Cessna 208B Caravan
ZanAir Fleet
AircraftIn Service
Cessna 207A
1
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
2
Cessna 404 Titan
2
Total
5

References

  1. 1 2 "History | ZanAir" . Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  2. "The EU air safety list - European Commission". transport.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  3. "ZanAir Head Office: Ticket Booking and Fleet". Airlines-Airports. 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. "Flight Schedule". ZanAir. Retrieved 29 January 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. "Tanzania civil aircraft register". Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.