The President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday July 30 will lead hundreds of other Tanzanians at a very special ceremony to receive a new Bombardier Dash 8-400 aircraft, on which will be received at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in the city of Dar es Salaam.
The arrival of the aircraft on Friday July 30, will bring the number of planes that have already arrived in the country to be nine, out of the 11 planes that the government intends to purchase.
The eight aircraft have already been received in the country are four Bombardier Dash 8 Q-400 aircraft (capable of carrying 76 passengers each), two Boeing 787 – 800 Dreamliner aircraft (capable of carrying 262 passengers each) and two Airbuses A220-300 aircraft.
This will be the first aircraft President Samia presides over such a ceremony since she took the oath of office on March 19, this year.