TANGA, Nov. 21 -- TANZANIAS aviation sector is experiencing a sharp rise in passenger numbers, driven by rapid growth in tourism and major investment projects, with air travellers increasing by 16 per cent since 2020, according to the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA).

TCAA Director General Mr Salim Msangi released the figures recently during the 58th Air Transport Facilitation Committee meeting held in Tanga.

He said local airports handled two million passengers in 2019/2020 financial year before rising to four million in 2021/2022, before gain surging to 7.4 million passengers in 2024/2025 financial year as post-Covid recovery accelerates and tourism gains momentum.

“Although we saw a drop due to the Covid-19 impact...