Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has ordered that all MPs and staff schedule their flights with the newly revived Uganda Airlines.
The patriotic move is aimed at boosting Uganda’s carrier that is hardly two months old in operation since it was grounded about 20years ago.
In a letter dated October 16, 2019 addressed to Clerk of Parliament Jane Kibirige, Kadaga has ordered that all MPs and staff while on official duty must use Uganda Airlines to destinations where the airline operates.
“As you may be aware that Uganda Airlines is now operational. It is important for the Parliamentary Commission to support the National Carrier,” Kadaga said.
“I therefore write to instruct you to ensure that all official trips of the Members of Parliament and the Staff of Parliament while on official duty to destinations where the Airline operates, are scheduled with Uganda Airlines.”
On 23rd April 2019, Uganda Airlines received the first two Bombardier CRJ900s which have been flying to the cities of Nairobi, Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Juba, Bujumbura, and Mogadishu. In September, the second batch of two Bombardiers was received and is currently being cleared for commercial flights.
Uganda Airlines also expects to receive two A330-800neo made by Airbus by end of this year. The Airlines expects to expand their route map and fly to DRC, Zanzibar, Asmara, Hargeisa, Lusaka, Harare, Johannesburg, Djibouti, and Addis Ababa, and plan to make international flights connecting Uganda to Europe, the Middle East, West Africa and Asia.
By the end of 2021, Uganda Airline is expected to serve 20 destinations.
