Original Story Published by: John, www.regionweek.com
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(Above) Uganda Airlines.
After two decades of not operating, Uganda has re-launched the maiden flight to regional areas of East Africa. The first flight was bound to Nairobi, Kenya.
The fees have been released to indicate the ticket fare for every destination. Destinations for the Uganda Airlines will be Kampala to Bujumbura, Kampala to Nairobi, Kampala to Dar Es Salaam, Kampala to Kigali.
The Uganda Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has represented the president of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as he is away in Japan to attend the seventh Tokyo International Conference for Africa Development, TICAD, to launch the Uganda Airlines first inaugural flight.
Uganda Airlines is launching into increasingly crowded East African skies, where both Rwanda and Tanzania have in recent years revived their national airlines in a bid to capture a slice of the booming market.
They are taking on regional giants Kenya Airways — which continues to expand despite struggling with years of losses and management woes — and Ethiopian Airlines, which largely dominates the skies.
“The airline will first fly to seven destinations. Starting with Nairobi, Mogadishu, Juba, and Dar es Saalam. And then to Mombasa, Kilimanjaro and Bujumbura,” said Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda at Entebbe International Airport.”
“Uganda Airlines is coming to compete in the market alongside other airlines”, said Transport Minister Monica Azuba.
“Uganda Airlines will have direct flights from Uganda to China plus other countries, and it will be very important in hitting the four million tourist goal the government has set,” said Tourism Minister Ephraim Kamuntu.
The East African countries such as Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania are massively investing in national Airlines carriers in order to boost trade.
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