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AIR Tanzania Company (ATCL) began cargo flights to Dubai using the newly arrived Boeing 767-300F freighter. Witnessing the departure of the plane at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, ATCL Business Director Patrick Ndekena said the new plane which arrived in the country early in June 2023 will have two trips in a week to and from Dubai.

AIR Tanzania Company (ATCL) began cargo flights to Dubai using the newly arrived Boeing 767-300F freighter. Witnessing the departure of the plane at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, ATCL Business Director Patrick Ndekena said the new plane which arrived in the country early in June 2023 will have two trips in a week to and from Dubai.

The ATCL will ensure that the products of local and foreign traders arrive on time with their quality to various destinations. Boeing 767-300F cargo plane with the ability to travel long distances with a capacity of carrying 54 tonnes at a time. The trip to Dubai will be twice a week, Monday and Friday. The Boeing 767-300F is a modern plane capable of travelling at a distance of 850 kilometres per hour and staying in the air for more than 10 hours without landing.

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On the other hand, one of the freight forwarding agencies said the presence of the plane is a saviour for business people in the country as it will help them reduce transportation costs. In addition, he said, the cargo carried by the Air Tanzania plane will be taken to Dubai and from there it will be transported to the United States which will be more easily and quickly.