Uganda Airlines

Etihad expanding its African network, Eurowings launching a third service to Beirut, and Brussels Airlines confirming its winter schedule are among the latest route announcements and services resuming.

Air Arabia is launching a new route to Uganda at the same time as Uganda Airlines is entering the United Arab Emirates market.

The carrier, currently only a regional operator, will use the Airbus A330-800 to launch intercontinental routes.

The airline intends to connect the East African country with four destinations in the UK, United Arab Emirates, China and India.

As Uganda Airlines prepares to begin long-haul services to Europe and the Middle East, Routes looks at the country’s aviation market.

The first Airbus A330-800 route is expected to be Entebbe-London Heathrow.

Uganda’s relaunched national carrier has started flights to a second destination in Kenya, with a three times per week service to Routes Africa 2019 host Mombasa, as it prepares to take delivery of its first wide-body aircraft.

This week: Relaunched Uganda Airlines takes to the skies; Air Canada to begin year-round Montreal-Toulouse; Holiday Europe launches and more.

Uganda’s new flag carrier has been awarded an air operator’s certificate, paving the way for commercial service to begin in August.

Senior network planners from the region’s leading airlines will be negotiating existing and future air services in Mombasa this December.

A senior Ugandan Government Minister revealed at the recent Routes Africa forum in Kampala that discussions have once again taken place over the