RC Makalla urges Mwanza traders to effectively use ATCL cargo flight

He made the plea yesterday in Dar es Salaam when speaking at a joint meeting with fish traders from the Mwanza region held at ATCL Headquarters.

He said the existence of the plane facilitates the transportation of products, especially fish fillets, being transported directly from the lake zone to various markets in the world.

He said that the plane enables fish fillet traders to reduce production costs and increase the value by using less time to reach the market.

In addition, Makalla assured the businessmen that they will continue to engage various stakeholders and experts in dealing with existing challenges including improving the infrastructure of the Mwanza airport.

He said the government will improve the storage building and set up a window for the provision of services for all government authorities, through fees and procedures to reduce unnecessary costs and ensure that goods are transported through Mwanza Airport.

ATCL managing director Ladislaus Matindi said apart from doing business, ATCL is also involved in the empowerment of other sectors by providing the necessary services including protecting the value of Tanzanian products by bringing them to the world market on time.

Matindi added that the presence of a cargo plane capable of carrying cargo weighing more than 50 tons at once, is an opportunity for Tanzanians to promote their business in the world.

He also said in January next year they expect to receive another Boeing 737 MAX aircraft which will have the capacity to carry 189 passengers, saying this will be followed in March by another large Dreamliner 787-800 that will have the capacity to carry 260 passengers.