Air Tanzania to Launch Dar es Salaam-Cape Town Service

Flights will start later this month.

Lorne Philipot

Friday, December 05, 2025 at 11:37 AM ET

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Zach Vasile

An Air Tanzania A220 (Photo: Airbus)

Key Takeaways:

Air Tanzania will launch new scheduled flights between Dar es Salaam and Cape Town, commencing December 11 with twice-weekly service.
The flights will operate as a triangular route, stopping in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, on the outbound journey to Cape Town, and will be flown with an Airbus A220-300 aircraft.
This new service enhances connectivity between Tanzania and Cape Town, offering travelers onward connections via Dar es Salaam to destinations like Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, Lagos, and Guangzhou.

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Tanzania’s flag carrier will introduce flights between Dar es Salaam and Cape Town later this month.

Air Tanzania will offer scheduled service between the two cities starting Dec. 11. The service, commencing during Cape Town’s summer peak season, supports travel demand and reflects the modernization and expansion of carriers in Africa.

Triangular Route

The Dar es Salaam-based airline will operate two flights per week on this new route. The service will operate as a triangular route, including a stop in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, before continuing to Cape Town. However, the flight will return directly to Dar es Salaam from Cape Town.

These flights will be operated with an Airbus A220-300 aircraft.

The new service opens up a gateway between Tanzania and Cape Town. Travelers from Cape Town can also connect, via Dar es Salaam, to various other destinations including Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, Lagos, and even Guangzhou in China with Air Tanzania.

Lorne Philipot

Lorne is a South Africa-based aviation journalist. He was captivated and fascinated by flying from the day he took his first airline flight. With a passion for aviation in his blood, he has flown to destinations in all corners of the globe. Lorne has traveled extensively and lived in various countries. Drawing on his travels and passion for aviation, Lorne enjoys writing about airlines, routes, networks, and new developments.