Uganda Airlines takes to the skies after 18 years
Uganda Airlines takes off its inaugural flight today (August 27) from Uganda’s Entebbe Airport to JKIA, Nairobi, Kenya.
August 27, 2019: Uganda Airlines took off its inaugural flight on August 27 from Uganda’s Entebbe Airport to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi, Kenya. The flight will carry technical officers, government officials, and media to Nairobi, according to the Ministry of Works spokesperson Susan Kataike.
“The Uganda Airlines inaugural flight is on 27th August and the maiden flight is on 28th August,” Jennifer Bamuturaki, director commercial, Uganda Airlines told Daily Monitor.
Tomorrow Tuesday, Uganda Airlines will hold an inaugural flight to Nairobi Kenya. On the flight will be Government officials, members of the Business Community, media and our other partners.
— Uganda Airlines (@UG_Airlines) August 26, 2019
This is in preparation for our maiden flight slated for Wednesday August 28th. #LetsGo pic.twitter.com/PdMo10p7wz
Uganda Airlines is preparing for its much-anticipated collective take-off on August 28 as the national carrier is revived for the first time in 18 years.
The national carrier will start with flights to Nairobi; Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania; Juba, South Sudan; and Mogadishu, Somalia.