23.12.2020 - 19:08 UTC
Uganda Airlines (UR, Entebbe/Kampala) has acquired its first of two A330-800s on order from Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) after 5X-NIL (msn 1977) arrived in Entebbe/Kampala from Toulouse Blagnac on Tuesday, December 22.
Ugandan radio said the state-owned carrier's first widebody jet is expected to make its commercial debut in late January, once all regulatory checks with the Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) have been completed.
The second of the pair is expected to arrive next month. Both feature 258 seats including 20 lie flat business-class seats, 28 premium economy seats, and 210 economy class seats.
Chief Executive Officer Cornwell Muleya told ch-aviation in September that Uganda Airlines hopes to launch long-haul flights in February 2021, an improvement in the global COVID-19 pandemic notwithstanding. Destinations that have so far been touted include London Heathrow/London Gatwick, Dubai Int'l, Guangzhou, Lagos, Accra, and Johannesburg O.R. Tambo.
Uganda Airlines currently operates four CRJ900s on short-haul regional flights to Burundi, Tanzania, Somalia, the Democratic...
16.11.2020 - 06:08 UTC
Several airlines have resumed services to Bujumbura after Burundi re-opened for international flights on November 8, 2020, having been closed for more than seven months to restrict the spread of COVID-19.
According to the ch-aviation schedules module, the first carrier to return was Uganda Airlines (UR, Entebbe/Kampala), which resumed 3x weekly services from Entebbe/Kampala starting on November 8. Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) followed close behind with 3x weekly flights from Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta on November 9.
Brussels Airlines (SN, Brussels National) is scheduled to reinstate a weekly service from Brussels National on November 17. Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa) resumed twice-weekly cargo flights from Addis Ababa on November 10, and will resume daily passenger services from November 18. RwandAir (WB, Kigali) will be coming back with 4x weekly flights from Kigali on December 2.
According to an announcement made by Burundian government spokesperson Prosper Ntahorwamiye on national radio and television, strict health protocols are required. Arriving and departing...
31.08.2020 - 06:33 UTC
The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) has extended its ban on Kenyan airlines to include Fly540 (5H, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta), Safarilink Aviation (F2, Nairobi Wilson), and AirKenya (P2, Nairobi Wilson) as the row over COVID-19-related entry policies escalates, Tanzanian daily The Citizen has reported.
TCAA Director General Hamza Johari confirmed that the ban would not be lifted until Kenya adds Tanzania to its list of countries whose citizens are exempted from quarantine on arrival in Kenya. The Tanzanians have perceived the inclusion of their country on the mandatory quarantine list as unfair given that more than 100 countries have already been removed from it.
Authorities in Dodoma banned Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) from operating to Tanzania on August 1 and remains so despite diplomatic and business overtures.
While Kenya Airways flew mostly from Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta to Dar es Salaam, in addition to less frequent services to Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar, the newly banned airlines focus on the latter markets.
According to the...
14.07.2020 - 18:03 UTC
The Government of South Sudan reopened Juba airport and its airspace to scheduled international flights in early July, the BBC has reported.
"Our air space is now open. We have no restrictions on the airlines. But whoever is coming into the country from outside, whether he or she is a foreigner or a South Sudanese national, must provide a health certificate and must self-quarantine for 14 days," director-general of the airport Kur Kuol said on July 9, 2020.
Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows that Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa) has been flying to Juba since July 5, while EgyptAir (MS, Cairo Int'l) resumed operations to South Sudan already on July 3. flydubai (FZ, Dubai Int'l) and Badr Airlines (J4, Khartoum) have also restarted operations to Juba, while Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta), RwandAir (WB, Kigali), and Uganda Airlines (UR, Entebbe/Kampala) have yet to do so.
Besides obligatory quarantine and testing, South Sudan requires all passengers to wear face masks and gloves throughout...
