Originally Posted by
MB_again
X class reward flights cost 7000 miles each way,
Before last year FB changes it was 7500 miles per sector, so you should see it as an improvement!
Originally Posted by
Goaguy
Bear in mind, the economic situation in Tanzania currently hasn't been kind to airliners. KQ has cut down a lot on their frequencies NBO-DAR.
Yes very true, KQ was forced to reduce from 42 flights weekly to 14 weekly by TZ upset about a ban on TZ tourist vans at JKIA. Thank God it went back to normal otherwise OP would have cried with so limited frequencies as KQ would have surely increased the fares like it was the case with the demise of Air Uganda on the EBB-NBO.
The BASA on Kenya – TZ allow:
- Unlimited frequencies on any point in Kenya to Zanzibar
- 35 on Zanzibar - Nairobi
- 42 on Nairobi - Dar es Salaam
- 42 on Dar es Salaam - Nairobi
- 42 on Nairobi - Kilimanjaro
- 42 on Kilimanjaro - Nairobi
- 14 on Kisumu - Mwanza
- 14 on Nairobi - Mwanza
- 14 on Mwanza - Nairobi
- 14 on Mombasa - Kilimanjaro
- 14 on Kilimanjaro - Mombasa
- 14 on Mwanza - Kisumu
- 14 on Kisumu - Mwanza
- Any aircraft size
Originally Posted by
Goaguy
Interestingly, I haven't seen Air Tanzania talk about NBO flights in the multitude of newspaper articles there has been about them. But I guess it should come sooner or later - or a code share with KQ.
I was wondering the same, by any chance do you know why?
I mean how come they fly to Bujumbura - Burundi for a while, but not on the busy and lucrative DAR-NBO?
Originally Posted by
Goaguy
There are continuous talks in African Union about the Open Skies initiative on the continent, but unsurprisingly it seems only the member states with strong national airliners are supporters of this.
While Kenya (along with Rwanda and Ethiopia which are fully cooperative) signed the agreement, it has yet to be implemented there. However TZ should take this opportunity to join the group and at least sign it as it will benefit Air Tanzania in the near future! Not sure from what is the feud from Tanzania towards all East African Community (EAC) in many sectors...