UGANDA Airlines is
taking steps to introduce
scheduled flights to South
Africa.
The assistant director of
Bilateral Affairs at the Air
Transport Directorate, Bella
Makhale, told TNW that the
Department of Transport had
received a designation for
the airline. “Uganda Airlines
has requested a meeting
with us. The framework for
the air services agreement
for the route is already in
place,” she said.
The airline continues to
market its plans to launch
flights to Johannesburg on
social media. The airline
tweeted earlier this month
that the direct flight from
Entebbe to South Africa
would be “coming soon”.
“Uganda Airlines still
needs to finalise its
application for its foreign
operator permit, which could
take about a month or more.
At the moment, we are trying
to schedule a meeting with
our Ugandan counterparts
as soon as possible,” said
Bella.
Last year the airline
announced it would launch
flights on December 10 but
plans were delayed.
The Jo’burg launch is
part of Uganda Airlines’
expansion plans, which
include flights to Nairobi,
Bujumbura, Dar es Salaam,
Juba, and Mogadishu.
Ceo of Barsa, June
Crawford, said she
hoped Uganda would
shortly announce the
commencement date.
“Connectivity in Africa
is high on the tourism
and aviation agenda. We
welcome the introduction of
flights between places that
currently have no flights.”
