Precision Air (PW, Dar es Salaam) has announced that it will commence scheduled operations to Kahama in north-western Tanzania, starting September 5. The 3x weekly flights will likely be aboard ATR42-500 aircraft with which the airline carried out a test flight this week.

"This will go a long way toward the creation of better connectivity throughout the republic, the growth of our hub at Dar es Salaam, and the economy of our country," said the airline's Corporate Affairs Manager Hillary Mremi. "It is our hope that this flight will be the basis of opening up Kahama to the world."

Auric Air had previously announced it would start flights at Kahama back in 2015, but those never eventuated.

The Kahama airstrip is located near the Buzwagi gold mine, which will cease operations in December 2017.