AIR TANZANIA RETURNS TO ENTEBBE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER A DECADE

Tanzania Minister for Works, Transport and Communications, Eng. Isack Kamwelwe (centre) greets his Ugandan counterpart, Aggrey Baggire after an Air Tanzania aircraft landed at Entebbe International Airport on Sunday, after its inaugural flight.

Air Tanzania, has recommenced its flights to Entebbe International Airport in Uganda after a decade of absence.

The airline extended its services to Entebbe Airport with its inaugural flight on Sunday, 26th August 2018, touching down at 13;01pm with the 76-Seater Q400 series plane.

The airline, that rejuvenated its glorious flights 2 years ago, after years of dormancy, has been flying mainly domestically to Mbeya, Dodoma, Songea, Mwanza, Tabora, Kigoma, Mtwara and Bukoba.

It has only one international flight to Moroni in the Comoros Islands.

Air Tanzania touchdown at Entebbe International Airport, marked its second international flight, planning to mount flights into Entebbe four times a week.

It will charge $363 for a return ticket to Entebbe, flying on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The airline has plans to launch new routes to Bujumbura, Harare, Johannesburg, and Lusaka after which it will then consider the Rwanda and Nairobi routes.

Aggrey Bagiire Uganda’s State Minister Transport said this is a huge step towards easing connections between the East African countries and that it will help boost trade between the two countries.

The Tanzanian Ambassador to Uganda confirmed that Air Tanzania will offer affordable flights with high frequency through Entebbe International Airport totaling to 4 times a week. He was optimistic that the entry of Air Tanzania to the Entebbe route will meet the travel demands of East Africans.

“On top of the low fares, Air Tanzania will offer customers the ability to customize their travel to their needs and budget by allowing excess luggage and issuing tickets that don’t expire”, he added.

The Managing Director and CEO of Air Tanzania; Eng. Ladislaus Matindi in a statement that was released said that, the Wings of Kilimanjaro was proud to once again serve East Africa with direct flights and smooth connections to and from Tanzania.

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