As competition over the Tanzanian airspace between regional and local airlines takes a tough going, Zambian registered Proflight had expressed its position of no worry in its Lusaka to Dar es Salaam r
As competition over the Tanzanian airspace between regional and local airlines takes a tough going, Zambian registered Proflight had expressed its position of no worry in its Lusaka to Dar es Salaam route after the United Kingdom registered FastJet, announced its plans to take over this route.
Proflight Zambia said Friday that it will compete over the lucrative Lusaka to Dar es Salaam route though Fast Jet had set out a plan to capture the route through its cheaper flights.
(The writer is a former member of the Navy Special Boats Squadron, the elite naval commando unit.)
The Navy deployed small groups on the enemy-held beaches for reconnaissance during the war against the LTTE. These highly trained four-member groups of the Special Boats Squadron (SBS) personnel infiltrated the LTTE-held terrain under cover of darkness, risking their lives. They stayed there either for reconnaissance or setting up caches of ammunition and other supplies needed for future operations in the areas concerned.
When dangerous operations were conducted behind enemy lines, I, as the CO SBS, committing my best men for such missions, confined myself to a cell of sorts; I stayed in operations room with a secure communication set, eating the same rations as my boys on some days only chocolate until they accomplished their missions and returned to base safely. Then, I would share cooked meals (mostly rice, chicken curry, dhal curry and