Tropical Air
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| Commenced operations | 1999 |
|---|---|
| AOC # | 006 |
| Hubs | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport |
| Fleet size | 9 |
| Destinations | 7 |
| Headquarters | Zanzibar, Tanzania |
| Key people | Farouk Othman Daud |
| Website | www |
Tropical Air is an airline based in Zanzibar, Tanzania. It began operations in 1999 with a single aircraft and was the first locally owned airline in Zanzibar. It was founded by Farouk Othman Daud . It operates in Pemba, Dar es Salaam alongside other area in Tanzania.[1]
It is banned from flying the European Union.[2]
Destinations
[edit]Scheduled flights are operated to the following destinations:[3]
| Hub | |
| Future | |
| Terminated route |
| City | Country | Airport |
|---|---|---|
| Arusha | Tanzania | Arusha Airport |
| Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Julius Nyerere International Airport |
| Mafia Island | Tanzania | Mafia Airport |
| Mbeya | Tanzania | Songwe Airport |
| Mtwara | Tanzania | Mtwara Airport |
| Pemba Island | Tanzania | Pemba Airport |
| Zanzibar | Tanzania | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport |
Fleet
[edit]
Current fleet
[edit]The Tropical Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of January 2013):[4]
| Aircraft | In service | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| Piper PA-28 Cherokee | 2
|
3
|
| Piper PA-34 Seneca II | 1
|
5
|
| Piper PA-31 Navajo | 1
|
7
|
| Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | 3
|
13
|
| ATR 42-300 | 1 (as of August 2025)[5] | 50
|
| Total | 9 |
Former fleet
[edit]The airline previously operated the following aircraft:
- 1 further ATR 42-300[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Company Profile". Tropical Air. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "The EU air safety list - European Commission". transport.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
- ^ "Flight Schedule" (PDF). Tropical Air. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Air Fleet". Tropical Air. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Chair Airlines". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 76.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 34.