A cargo handling company at Dar es Salaam`s Julius Nyerere International Airport, Swissport Tanzania, has predicted a dramatic growth of the aviation industry in the country if the `Destination Tanzania` promotion is extended worldwide. The company`s board chairman, Urs Sieber, said at a news briefing on Tuesday that the development of the sector depended on the country`s popularity and improvement of its infrastructure. The Swissport chairman was briefing the press on the company`s progress following a meeting of the board earlier in the day.

At the briefing, the company`s chief executive officer, Gaudence Temu, said the company achieved myriad successes over the past year and hoped for a bright future. According to him, Swissport had recommended a final dividend of 1,602m/-, equivalent to 44.48/- per share. Temu said an interim dividend of 1,260m/- was approved and paid in November, last year. The CEO said the company had recorded a strong financial performance with a profit before tax of 5,166m/-, which was an increase of 2 per cent. He added that net profit for last year amounted to 3,577m/-, compared to previous year`s 3,495m/-. - Source: The Guardian