De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (De Havilland Canada) has announced that the United Republic of Tanzania, represented by the Tanzanian Government Flight Agency (TGFA), has signed a firm purchase agreement for a Dash 8-400 aircraft. The aircraft, which will be leased to and operated by Air Tanzania (The Wings of Kilimanjaro), will join three […]
“No river can return to its source, yet all rivers must have a beginning.” This American proverb fits perfectly with Uganda’s revived national carrier that had last taken to the skies close to two decades ago and it is now all history. The Journey Uganda airlines kick-started air operations fully owned by government of Uganda […]
With Uganda already finalizing plans to table an amendment to the 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Act, several international media and newswires have come up to suggest that the proposed amendment will hurt Uganda’s tourism sector. Uganda is proposing an amendment to the law that was passed in 2013, to include a death penalty as well as handle […]
Somaliland government is excited at the prospect of Uganda Airlines adding Hargeisa as parts of its new destinations. Uganda Airlines announced this week it will add three more regional routes to its schedule in the coming months to bring the number of destinations to seven. One of the destinations the Uganda national carrier is looking […]
Uganda Airlines, the national carrier of Uganda, has bolstered its regional fleet with two new planes following the successful delivery of the Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft to the country from Canada yesterday. The delivered two planes bring the number of the Bombardier CRJ900 to four planes. The first two Bombardiers arrived in April this year, marking […]
Uganda’s representatives at the East African Community Arts and Culture Festival (JAMAFEST) were above average as they put up a thrilling show of cultural dances on the first day of the regional fair taking place in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam. It’s the fourth time the festival codenamed Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Utamaduni […]
After launching inaugural flights to most destinations around East Africa, Uganda Airlines has released its flight schedules for commercial flights. Posting on their Facebook page, the carrier’s schedules are: •NAIROBI Twice Daily •JUBA Daily •DAR ES SALAAM Daily (Except Wednesday) •MOGADISHU 4 times Weekly Uganda Airlines took to the skies on August 28 to resume […]
Transport fares from Mbrarara to Kampala are normalising as Global Coaches buses come back on the road after temporarily suspending business yesterday. Global Coaches buses operations were suspended after the Transport Licensing Board ordered the company’s drivers to report to the agency and have their driving permits verified. Seizing the moment, other bus companies plying […]
Uganda Airlines takes to the skies in about a week’s time on August 28 to resume commercial flights after about 18 years. On its twitter page, the airline is encouraging passengers to book their tickets on its website: “…please be informed that you can now book your ticket to any destination of your choice on […]
Tanzania and Kenya are among African nations where the hospitality industry is forecast to maintain a growth trajectory over the next five years, amid economic uncertainty, tempered foreign direct investment and threats of terrorism. A new report by audit firm PwC shows that growth in tourism numbers coupled by governments’ efforts to promote MICE (meetings, […]
For the President of the Swedish-Southern Africa Chamber of Commerce, Asa Jarskog, Mount Kilimanjaro is indeed the ‘cherry on the cake’! “I have an adventurous personality. I’ve been in Rwanda to see the gorillas, Victoria Falls and Caves in Zimbabwe, but climbing Mount Kilimanjaro was the cherry on the cake,” says Jarskog, after successfully reaching […]
Air traffic in Uganda is registering exponential growth, something that necessitated the current expansion of Entebbe International Airport. While talking to East African Business Week Digital in Entebbe on August 15, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) Manager Public Affairs Vianney Mpungu Luggya noted that passenger traffic and cargo volumes have been steadily growing over the […]
Kenya Airways has announced that it’s adding two direct flights to the weekly Cape Town – Nairobi service commencing from 27 October 2019 on a Boeing 737-800. Kenya Airways started flying the Cape Town route network in June 2016 with three flights between Cape Town and Nairobi. The addition of two direct flights on the […]