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Tanzania bans three more Kenyan airlines over Covid protocols

Travellers board the Fly540 plane at the Manda Airport in Lamu, at Kenya's coast on August 11, 2019. PHOTO | KALUME KAZUNGU | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  The Citizen

Nation Media Group

Tanzania has banned three more Kenyan airlines from its airspace as the standoff over the management of Covid-19 escalates.

The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) revoked the approvals for AirKenya Express, Fly540, and Safarilink Aviation on Tuesday.

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