Uganda Airlines has marked its fifth anniversary by launching its 15th and 16th destinations on September 24, with the inaugural flight UR720 to Harare landing to a warm welcome, water cannon salutes, and jubilation at both Kenneth Kaunda and Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airports.
Boeing projects that intra-African passenger traffic will more than quadruple in the next twenty years, placing the continent’s growth among the highest globally. To support this, 1,025 new airplanes will be needed over the next two decades.
Entebbe International Airport handled 156,081 international passengers in August 2022, according to Vianney Luggya, the spokesman of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA).
The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) on Wednesday quizzed management of Uganda Airlines over inflated procurements.
Uganda Airlines has been granted rights to commence flights to Guangzhou, in China in a move aimed at boosting trade and tourism between Uganda and China.
Uganda Airlines has plans to launch direct flights to India, according to the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Matia Kasaija, who said the initiative will help enhance trade and tourism relations between Kampala and New Delhi.
Uganda Airlines announced announced Monday it had signed an agreement with Airbus, the European multinational aerospace corporation, to provide repair and maintenance services.
Uganda Airlines will showcase its A330-800- neo Airbus plane, registration No.5x-NIL, from 14th – 18th November in a static display at the Dubai Air show at the Al Maktoum Airport (Dubai World Central-DWC).
Uganda Airlines says it will soon add four destinations following the acquisition of the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) for the airbuses.
