By Spy Uganda
The good news landing in from Entebbe indicates that Uganda’s mighty flag carrier has secured landing rights in China, a dream many have been praying for.
With this approval, Ugandans especially traders will be swiftly flying directly to global market (China) on their own flag carrier rather than the previous way of first flying to Dubai then to China.
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This milestone follows another one of March 2021 when Uganda Airlines obtained landing slots at London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) in the United Kingdom and Dubai International Airport (DXB) in the United Arab Emirates.
TheSpy Uganda has learnt that the Airline is now working on obtaining rights for more cities including Mumbai, India.
Having started commercial operations in August 2019, Uganda Airlines has expanded its network to 11 destinations since its inception.
Ni Hao #Guangzhou! A toast to yet another great milestone! Uganda Airlines has been granted landing rights to China 🇨🇳! Cheers to a new world of greater connectivity! #Uganda Airlines pic.twitter.com/UT3nO2w3XK
— Uganda Airlines (@UG_Airlines) June 18, 2022
Earlier this year, Airlines Ag.CEO Jenifer Bamuturaki said the key focus areas for the national carrier in 2022 include “investing in customer retention systems, seeking strategic partnerships, growing our cargo operations and network expansion.”
According to the airline’s business plan, in the 2nd year of operation, the national carrier had planned to have 18 and four (4) regional and international routes respectively, but this couldn’t be possible due to COVID-19 effects.
Some of Uganda Airlines’ operational routes include Nairobi, Mombasa, Dubai, Kinshasa, Johannesburg, Juba, Dar es Salaam Mogadishu and Bujumbura.
