Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The long wait to return home ended last night for musician Edrisah Musuuza alias Eddy Kenzo who happily stepped back on Ugandan soil. Kenzo arrived at 3:30 a.m. aboard a special Uganda Airlines flight, with 64 others from Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Cote d’Ivoire. He …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Each stranded Ugandan in South Africa is paying $913 US Dollars, (about shillings 3.4 million) to travel to Uganda on a Uganda Airlines chartered repatriation flight cleared to arrive next week. Deo Nyanzi, the marketing manager of the national airline says they will operate …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The repatriation of Ugandans stuck abroad because of the COVID-19 pandemic will start this week with Uganda Airlines flying home several from South Africa. “Uganda Airlines will operate a repatriation charter flight for Ugandans in South Africa; Johannesburg to Entebbe on 25th June 2020,” Uganda …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All four of Uganda Airlines new Mitsubishi CRJ-900 (Bombardier) planes went airborne Friday afternoon after 90 days on ground. Images from Flightradar24. com, a global flight tracking service that provides you with real-time information about thousands of aircraft around the world, showed the four …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines is busy with startup activities amidst the nationwide lockdown and global travel restrictions, according to management. President, Yoweri Museveni banned both incoming and outgoing passenger flights at Entebbe International Airport on March 25th 2020 as part of the measures to curb the spread of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will not start long-haul flights until at least early 2021, Uganda Airlines has announced. In a promotional video, Cornwell Muleya, the company acting CEO said they hope to receive the wide-body aircraft by December, a slight delay from the earlier plan of October 2020 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Abbavater, the agency managing public relations and communication for Uganda Airlines has been accused of nonpayment of staff despite constant appeals. Abbavater has been Uganda Airlines brand and communications agency since April 2019, when the airline was officially launched and brought in the first …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines has announced planned suspension of flights to Mogadishu, Kilimanjaro, Mombasa, Zanzibar and Nairobi due to the coronavirus –COVID 19 pandemic. “Following the spread of COVID-19 and the control measures put in place by various countries to contain its spread; In compliance with health …
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Statistics from UTB shows that tourism number have grown from 1.27 million to 1.5 million over the last five years Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Uganda Airlines and Uganda Tourism Board signed a memorandum of understanding to combine their efforts to promote the tourism potential of Brand Destination Uganda …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s national carrier, Uganda Airlines, has made it official that it will unveil direct flights to Johannesburg, South Africa, soon. The development will see the airline grow its network of direct flights out of its hub at the Entebbe International Airport. Presently, the airline …
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