Uganda Airlines reinstated its Wednesday flights between Entebbe and Johannesburg last week, with the route now serviced five times weekly. The Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft operates the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday flights, while the Airbus A330 flies every Friday.
The reinstated Wednesday flight schedule is as follows:
- Flight UR710 departs Entebbe at 16h20 and arrives in Johannesburg at 19h35.
- Flight UR711 departs Johannesburg at 20h35 and arrives in Entebbe at 01h50.
The addition of a fifth flight comes as a result of the easing of COVID-19 protocols over the last ten months in both countries. Travel requirements for passengers travelling through Entebbe Airport have reverted to those pre-pandemic.
Entebbe International Airport is Uganda's only international airport – the country is South Africa's 15th-largest trading partner in Africa.
On February 28, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni flew to South Africa to meet with President Cyril Ramaphosa. The meeting aimed to strengthen bilateral trade between the two regions via Entebbe and Johannesburg.
Museveni and his delegation also participated in the Uganda-South Africa Trade Investment and Tourism summit.
