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Zanair LET-410 plane
ZanAir
IATA ICAO Callsign
TAN ZANAIR
Commenced operations1992
AOC #30
HubsAbeid Amani Karume International Airport
Fleet size5
Destinations6
HeadquartersZanzibar, Tanzania
Websitewww.zanair.com

ZanAir Limited is a domestic airline based in Zanzibar, Tanzania; it was founded in 1992 in Zanzibar. [1]

History

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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. [2]

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

Destinations

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

Hub
Future
Terminated route
City Country Airport
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

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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
ZanAir Fleet
Aircraft In Service
Cessna 207A
1
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
2
Total 3

References

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  1. ^ "History | ZanAir". Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  2. ^ "History | ZanAir". Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  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.
  5. ^ "Tanzania civil aircraft register". Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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