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About Air Excel

Air Excel is a Tazanian airline, based in Arusha, Tanzania. The airline was founded in 1997, initially as one airline and today has expanded to a fleet of 9 aircraft, the majority of which are Cessna 208Bs.

Air Excel's Services

Air Excel airlines specialises in private air-charter services within Tanzania and East Africa.

The airline also offers scheduled services, between stunning locations, such as the Kopje strewn savannah plain of the Serengeti, to the beautiful turquoise seas and sandy beaches of Zanzibar. Scheduled routes include transfers to/from Arusha, to the Northern Parks circuit (Tarangire, Manyara, Serengeti), as well as to/from the major international airports of Kilimanjaro and Dar es Salaam.

Air Excel Baggage

Carry-on Baggage Allowance

Air Excel permit one personal item on their flights, weighing a maximum of 2kgs. Examples of items that can be brought as a personal carry-on item are:

• A lady’s handbag or purse and a reasonable amount of reading material for the flight.
• A laptop computer or and I-pad.
• An overcoat, wrap or blanket.
• A small camera, binoculars, iPod, Kindle or similar.

Checked Baggage

Air Excel checked luggage specifications are as follows:

• 1 Piece per person with a maximum weight of 30lbs / 13.5 Kgs.
• Soft (all sides) luggage / duffel bags – with no rigid sides. Avoid luggage with wheels if possible.
• Maximum luggage weight is 15 kg (33pounds) including all carry-on luggage.
• Maximum luggage size is Height 25 cm x Width 30 cm x Length 62 cm.
• Linear dimensions of the checked luggage not to exceed 45 linear inches / 114cms, (length + height + width)

Excess Baggage

Air Excel will charge for excess baggage at their discretion, after taking into consideration the aircraft being used and the number of passengers booked. When excess baggage is carried it will be charged at the prevailing rate.

Air Excel Check-In Information

Web Check-in

Air Excel are yet to offer online check-in for their flights.

Airport Check-In

Check-in for Air Excel flights opens one hour before the flight, closing 15 minutes before departure time.

Class Fares

Standard Seating

The airline operates light aircraft. There is a limited number of standard (Economy) seats. Up to 7 days before departure, there is a USD $10 handling fee per ticket to change the flight, USD $50 between 4 and 7 days, and within 4 days customers will be charged in full.

Air Excel Destinations

Domestic Destinations

The airline offers domestic scheduled services, and flies to the following desinations within Tanzania:

• Arusha
• Dar es Salaam
• Grumeti
• Kilimanjaro
• Kogatende
• Kuro
• Lobo
• Manyara
• Ndutu
• Sasakwa
• Serengeti South
• Seronera
• Zanzíbar

A timetable of Air Excel flights can be found here

Route Map

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Air Excel Fleet

The current fleet of Air Excel consists of the following aircraft:

• CESSNA 208B
• LET 410

Air Excel Hub Airport 

Arusha Airport

Arusha Airport is the airport which serves Arusha, in Tanzania. In 2015, it served over 140,000 passengers, but in the past has served nearly 190,000. It is currently served by 6 airlines; As Salaam Air, Coastal Aviation, Precision Air, Regional Air, Tropical Air and ZanAir.

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