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Uganda Airlines launches new routes to Abuja, Lusaka, Harare

Uganda Airlines has launched new routes to Abuja, Lusaka and Harare.

Uganda Airlines launched new routes on Wednesday

While addressing the press on Wednesday, Uganda Airlines Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Bamutaraki noted that the new routes will be launched in September this year.

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She explained that the new routes are a strategic decision in the national carrier’s long-term expansion plans.

“The entry into these markets is to build an efficient and optimized regional market to feed and finance a more profitable long- haul market for the airline as we grow our fleet and its utilization,” Bamuturaki said before adding.

“The new services also mark the second phase of our network development and attest to our mission to bring affordable air travel to Ugandans for business and leisure. They also lay the groundwork for the final phase, during which we shall expand our footprint to points in Europe and Asia.”

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Abuja, Nigeria, will launch on September 12, 2024, with flights operated every Sunday and Thursday.

Flights to Lusaka, Zambia, and Harare , Zimbabwe, will launch on September 25, 2024, and will operate four times a week on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

The routes are expected to boost revenue by 10%.

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The new routes add to the existing ones to Bujumbura, Dar es Salaam, Dubai, Johannesburg, Juba, Kilimanjaro, Kinshasa, Lagos, Mogadishu, Mombasa, Mumbai, Nairobi, and Zanzibar to expand the national carrier to 16 destinations.

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