On saturday 16th November 2013, the first Mayotte airline called Air EWA has launched
the connection between Dzaoudzi ( Mayotte ) and Dar es Salaam ( Tanzania). The inaugural flight (UU280) to DAR operated by Air EWA on ATR 72-212A reg. F-OZSE landed at Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) around 14h35Z and was scheduled to take off on Sunday at 8h45Z.
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| EWA Air ATR 72-212A reg. F-OZSE at JNIA in Dar Es salaam |
EWA Air operates one of Air Austral's three ATR 72-500s using Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport as a hub.
Initially the
airline operates using Air
Austral’s “UU” Code
The current timetable from the airline's website shows that, in the period 09/11/13 -29/03/14 Ewa Air will be operating into Dar es salaam once per week with arrivals on Saturdays 17:35LT and departures on Sundays 11:45LT, i.e there will be a night stop at DAR.
About EWA Airlines.
Officially launched in May 2013, EWA Air is owned 52.3 % by Air Austral (UU) and 47.7%
by other partners, including Mayotte Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (CCI Mayotte) (22.7% ) and the Yland Investment
consortium
( 25%).
EWA Air will serve six Mayotte
direct connections from Dzaoudzi : to Madagascar (Nosy Be with two flights per
week , Mahajanga with three flights per week) , to Mozambique ( Pemba with two
flights per week in partnership with LAM , there - also subject to government
approval ) to Tanzania (Dar Es Salaam with one flight per week ) , and of
course to Comoros (Moroni with two flights per week and an additional frequency
in partnership with Air Austral , Anjouan 4 flights per week).
EWA Airlines Network.
Madagascar:
- Nosy Be (2x weekly)
- Majunga (3x weekly)
Comoros:
- Moroni (2x weekly with one supplementary flight in conjunction with Air Austral)
- Anjouan (2x weekly)
Tanzania:
- Dar es Salaam (1x weekly)
Mozambique:
- Pemba (2x weekly in partnership
with LAM - Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (TM) though this is still
unconfirmed).
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