Air Uganda reschedules morning flights
Air Uganda has changed its early morning flight to Zanzibar from 6, 30 to 8, 30am in response to travellers' complaints that the earlier schedule was too early to catch flights from Entebbe. This starts August 1, 2010. In addition, the airline has introduced a 2,30pm flight departing Entebbe to Zanzibar. This brings the number of daily flights t...

More than 800 Ugandans soccer fan travelled to South Africa for world cup 2010
One interesting caution in a fan guide booklet to this summer’s World Cup in South Africa goes: “No excessive noise, megaphones, hooters or gas-powered horns.” It continues, in bold: “Vuvuzelas are allowed.” Funny? But who cares. At least 90,000 fans at the opening match between South Africa and Mexico at Soccer City Stadium won’t care....

RwandAir signed codeshare agreement with Air Uganda
RwandAir signed a full codeshare agreement with Air Uganda for the flights to Kigali and Entebbe, effective June 1. It is understood that each carrier will operate one daily flight between the two airports - Air Uganda in the morning, while RwandAir will continue to operate the evening service. This will allow passengers to do one-day trips. Bot...

New route found to Rwenzori Peak, Uganda
Prospective visitors to the Margherita Peak, the highest point of the Rwenzori Mountains, now have an alternative route that has been surveyed and opened up, Uganda Wildlife Authority has announced. UWA Public Relations officer Lillian Nsubuga said in a statement that the new, shorter route will enable tourists circumvent a six-metre long crack (cr...

RwandAir and Air Uganda enters code share deal on flights to Entebbe
RwandAir and Air Uganda have announced the signing of a code share deal on their flights to Entebbe and Kigali to fight for a larger market. Air Uganda CEO Hugh Fraser said the pair will be marketed as one entity. “It will also allow travel agents to sell tickets on each other’s flights and offer customers the same combinable fares on the ...

Emirates to go twice daily from Dubai to Big Apple
The local Emirates office has confirmed that effective October this year, the airline will operate their A380 sky giant twice a day between Dubai and New York’s JFK airport, making the journey from East Africa to the United States even more comfortable and pleasurable. Currently, Emirates flies daily to Entebbe, via Addis Ababa, using a B777 a...

Air Uganda adds frequencies and routes
After the reversal of the failed business policies introduced by what turned out to be a bunch of hapless managers, Air Uganda is now seemingly flying into better territory again. After losing multi-millions of US dollars in less than two years, during which two CEOs and two commercial directors came and went, new CEO Hugh Fraser upon his arrival l...

Air Uganda will operate direct flights from Mombasa to Entebbe
Air Uganda hosted Travel Agents in Mombasa to a dinner on Nov 23 2009 to launch their flights into the mainland, that started 1st December 2009. The airline will operate direct flights from Mombasa to Entebbe three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. This is in a bid to our Ugandan and Kenyan customers better, says Mrs. Jenifer Musiime...

Tullow Oil looks at listings on stock exchanges in Uganda and Ghana
The statement from the company followed reports in the Ugandan media that the company planned a listing by April this year. The New Vision newspaper reported that Brian Glover, Tullow Oil Uganda’s operations general manager, had said preliminary discussions had started. “We are exploring the possibility of listing on the Uganda Securities Exch...

US warns of air attack on Uganda
THE US has warned that “regional extremists” were planning an attack on Air Uganda flights between Southern Sudan and Kampala. Uganda’s army said it was aware of the threat and was taking precautions. “We’re a constant target of these extremists and are always alert, so there is no cause for alarm,” Uganda’s army spokesman, Lt. Col. F...