Air Tanzania will resume flights between Dar es Salaam and Moscow on Monday, September 7, reversing a temporary suspension announced just a day earlier.
The Tanzanian national carrier said on Friday that services on the route would resume after the completion of a routine assessment of the operating environment, conducted in consultation with relevant authorities.
The airline had announced on September 3 that flights TC422 and TC423 would be temporarily suspended from September 4 following a risk assessment of conditions along the route. It initially did not provide a date for when the service would restart.
In its latest notice, Air Tanzania said the assessment had been completed and that services would resume when the results supported continued operations. The airline did not explain what had changed between the initial suspension and the decision to resume flights.
The reversal comes amid heightened concerns over the operating environment around Russian airspace. Moscow airports have experienced repeated disruptions in recent days because of temporary closures during drone attacks, according to Flightradar24 data.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned airlines and insurance companies earlier this week that Russian airspace was becoming increasingly dangerous because of ongoing drone activity over Russia. He said Ukraine did not intend to threaten civilian aviation but urged airlines to take the changing security environment into account.
Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised the warning, describing Ukraine’s approach as “state terrorism” and saying it could complicate efforts to restart peace negotiations.
Air Tanzania has not said that the Ukrainian warning was the reason for either its suspension or subsequent resumption. The carrier has only cited its own operational risk assessment and consultation with relevant authorities.
The airline said bookings for the affected flights are now open. Passengers who postponed their journeys during the suspension can rebook at no additional cost, while customers who received refunds can make new bookings at prevailing fares.
Air Tanzania also said it would continue monitoring conditions along the route and across its wider network and would take further action if circumstances change.
The Moscow service is one of the airline’s newest international routes. Air Tanzania launched direct services between Tanzania and Moscow in July 2026, restoring a scheduled connection between the two countries after several years without a direct service.
The brief suspension and rapid reversal highlight the continuing operational considerations for airlines serving destinations affected by the wider security situation surrounding the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while Air Tanzania maintains that its decisions are based on ongoing assessments of conditions along its routes.
