Tanzania: JNIA Proves Capable to Handle Biggest Airliners

Emirates Airline flight in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday has promoted the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) into the global aviation limelight as an airport with infrastructure and technical capabilities to handle the world's largest aircraft.

An Emirates Airline flight with 503 passengers and crew was on Tuesday diverted to JNIA in Dar es Salaam after it failed to land in Mauritius due to bad weather. Airbus A380, a doubledeck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by European manufacturer Airbus is the world's largest passenger airliner.

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