Air Tanzania's IATA Clearing House membership reinstated
What you need to know:
- ATCL has had its Iata Clearing House membership reinstated effective this October after meeting its required obligations.
- The national carrier lost its Iata membership in 2008 due to non-payment of clearing balances, a development that saw the latter banning the company from all international aviation transactions.
Dar es Salaam. Suspension of Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) from the International Air Transport Association (Iata) Clearing House (ICH) has been lifted after the national carrier met its obligations.
The Airline’s ICH membership was reinstated effective from this October.
ATCL managing director Ladislaus Matindi confirmed this when he spoke to The Citizen over the phone on Saturday, October 27.
ATCL lost its Iata membership in 2008 due to non-payment of back clearing balances, a development that saw the latter banning the company from all international aviation transactions.
As result, Iata had informed all travel agencies and other aviation companies to stop all transactions with ATCL due to the accumulated debts.
In another development, in April, ATCL signed a five-year agreement with HAHN Air for selling ATCL tickets especially for international routes being a temporary measure to benefit from the industry.
In June, the company was audited by Iata where auditors told ATCL management on what should be done to revive its membership and also to be accredited.
Hence the company was optimistic that all will be well with its Iata membership and that in the course of time, the national carrier will once again be able to use the Iata ticketing platform.
