Uganda’s national carrier Uganda airlines has been Okayed by the China Civil Aviation Authority to land at the Guangzhou International Airport in China.
This was revealed through an early Saturday morning tweet on the carrier’s official handle that read;
“A toast to yet another great milestone. Uganda Airlines has been granted landing rights to China. Cheers to a new world of greater connectivity.”
The development was confirmed by the head of public relations and corporate affairs at Uganda Airlines, Shakira Rahim.
“We have been granted a slot to start scheduled flights to China once a week. The one frequency flight schedule is a phased approach to protect passengers on the Covid infections as we gradually progress to more frequency,” she revealed.
The Entebbe – Guangzhou route has been long awaited since the airline commissioned its Boeing 737 that were purchased to service long haul routes. As it seeks to expand its foreign trade, Uganda has a lot of interests with China.
The flights to China will be welcomed by many Ugandans, especially traders who ply the route on several occasions to do business in several Chinese cities.
Uganda Airlines currently flies to Dubai which is a hub for a number of activities including trade, work and tourism, and therefore, many people fly to the city. This has been a sigh of relief for many Ugandans working in Middle East who fly using the national carrier since almost all of them have to go through Dubai.
Uganda Airlines recently got rights to start flying to Heathrow Airport in London, UK whereas the flights are yet to start due to some technical issues.
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