Last Sunday 08th July 2018, new Dreamliner Boeing 787 – 8 landed at Julius Nyerere International Airport at 05:18hours from the United States of America.
The new Dreamliner is valued at USD$224.6 million, has a seating capacity of 262 passengers accommodated in a three-class configuration. It is set to have a new route to Mumbai (India) Bangkok (Thailand) and Guangzhou (China) starting September this year.
The Guest of honour, Tanzanian President John Magufuli graced the receiving ceremony of the plane that is leased to Air Tanzania Corporation Limited (ACTL).
Upon landing on the ground, a water salute was activated from two firefighting engines spraying water all over the plane as a symbol of respect, honour and gratitude.
The government has already received the three 76 seaters Q400 turboprop planes worth $32 million each from Canada’s Bombardier Aerospace which fly to twelve local destinations such as Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Mbeya, Dodoma, Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Bukoba, Kigoma, Tabora, Mtwara, Ruvuma and Zanzibar.
The new aircraft becomes the fourth of seven aircrafts that have been bought by the administration of the fifth phase government that took office in November 2015.
