Uganda’s East African Airlines is anticipated to be back in operation later this year after it won a reprieve from creditors.

The carrier which flies the Ugandan flag after it was chosen national airline, wishes to start on the Entebbe-Nairobi and Johannesburg routes when it carries on operations between November and December this year.It is also expected to have a go at the Entebbe-Dubai route.

EAA managing director Fredrick Ochieng-Obbo last week that the operation will try to be ready after October because they are now focusing on getting back into Nairobi –Johannesburg.

At the same time Victoria International Airlines, in which the Uganda government is a 25 per cent equity partner, has announced plans to initiate services on October 1.

But with both carriers aiming at the three already congested regional routes, the developments are a potential designation nightmare for the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, which must assign frequencies to the new entrants.

The Entebbe-Nairobi route on which Kenya Airways is currently the sole operator and Entebbe-Johannesburg, currently.

By Tanah Hadijah


Uganda Travel News