On April 24, the Uganda Embassy in Abu Dhabi together with the Manager of Government Relations at Uganda Airlines, Deo Nyanzi, held a meeting with the Director General UAE Civil Aviation Authority to discuss approval of a request for Uganda Airlines to operate flights to Abu Dhabi.
“Uganda Airlines is expected to commence operating direct flights from Entebbe to Abu Dhabi. The request was approved but the pre-condition is that they fulfill all required formalities by UAE-CAA,” Uganda’s Ambassador to the UAE Zaake Kibedi said in a statement shared by the foreign affairs ministry.
Ambassador Kibedi also revealed that during this working visit to Abu Dhabi, Uganda Airlines is scheduled to meet the top management of Etihad Airlines to discuss the possibility of signing a codeshare agreement.
Currently, Uganda Airlines operates flights to several destinations in Africa, including Nairobi, Mombasa, and Dar es Salaam, as well as international routes to Dubai, Juba, and Mogadishu. The addition of Abu Dhabi to its network will provide passengers with more options for travel to the Middle East and beyond.
To accommodate the growing number of routes, Uganda Airlines is expanding its fleet with the acquisition of new aircraft. The airline operates two Airbus A330-800neo aircraft for mid-range routes in Dubai, India, South Africa and Nigeria.
