Regional Air
Tanzanian airline
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Regional Air Services is an airline based in Arusha, Tanzania. It is the Tanzanian division of Airkenya and operates domestic services and charter flights in East and Southern Africa.[1]
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| Founded | 1997 | ||||||
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| AOC # | 25 | ||||||
| Hubs | Arusha Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 13 (scheduled) | ||||||
| Parent company | Airkenya Aviation | ||||||
| Headquarters | Arusha, Tanzania | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
It is banned from flying into the European Union.[2]
History
The airline was established in 1997 and started operations in July 1997. It is wholly owned by Airkenya Aviation.[1]
Destinations
Scheduled services are operated to the following cities:[3]
- Arusha
- Dar es Salaam
- Fort Ikoma
- Grumeti
- Kilimanjaro
- Kogatende
- Lake Manyara
- Lobo
- Ndutu
- Sasakwa
- Seronera
- Tarime
- Zanzibar
Charter flights are also operated throughout Tanzania.
Fleet
The Regional Air Services (Tanzania) fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of November 2018):[4]
| Aircraft | In Fleet |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 208 Caravan | 2 | — | 13 | |
| De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter | 1 | — | 18 | (as of August 2025)[5] |
| Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II | 1 | — | 11 | |
| De Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 | 1 | — | 37 | (as of August 2025)[5] |
| Total | 5 | |||
