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Air Tanzania pilots leave passengers to Comoros stranded | Air Tanzania pilots leave passengers to Comoros stranded |
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More than 100 passengers are stranded after pilots at Tanzania's main airport failed to report to work following their Christmas break, officials said. | |
They were due to have flown on 27 December from Dar es Salaam to Comoros and other destinations. | They were due to have flown on 27 December from Dar es Salaam to Comoros and other destinations. |
Angry passengers accused the carrier, state-owned Air Tanzania, of treating them badly. | Angry passengers accused the carrier, state-owned Air Tanzania, of treating them badly. |
An Air Tanzania spokeswoman said it did not know why the pilots had failed to turn up for work. | An Air Tanzania spokeswoman said it did not know why the pilots had failed to turn up for work. |
The pilots were off on Christmas Day and the next day and were expected back at work on Saturday. | The pilots were off on Christmas Day and the next day and were expected back at work on Saturday. |
"We feel that there could be a problem because this is not a normal occurrence," said the spokeswoman, Lily Fungamtama. | "We feel that there could be a problem because this is not a normal occurrence," said the spokeswoman, Lily Fungamtama. |
"We apologise to all our passengers for the inconvenience and we have done all we can to book alternative flights so they can go back to their travel schedules," she added. | "We apologise to all our passengers for the inconvenience and we have done all we can to book alternative flights so they can go back to their travel schedules," she added. |
One passenger told the BBC she is no longer sure she can trust what the airline says, as it had repeatedly broken its promise about when the flight would leave. | One passenger told the BBC she is no longer sure she can trust what the airline says, as it had repeatedly broken its promise about when the flight would leave. |
Passengers flying to the Tanzanian towns of Kigoma in the north-west and Mtwara in the south had been stranded, along with those heading for Comoros, reports the BBC's Tulanana Bohela from Dar es Salaam. | Passengers flying to the Tanzanian towns of Kigoma in the north-west and Mtwara in the south had been stranded, along with those heading for Comoros, reports the BBC's Tulanana Bohela from Dar es Salaam. |
The passengers, who include women and children, are being accommodated in small hotels in and around the city, she says. | The passengers, who include women and children, are being accommodated in small hotels in and around the city, she says. |
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