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This was the outcome of the three-day Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) Ministerial meeting between Uganda and Rwanda that ended on Friday
Uganda Airlines will soon start direct flights to Rwanda, the government has announced.
This was the outcome of the three-day Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) Ministerial meeting between Uganda and Rwanda that ended on Friday
Foreign Minister, Gen JeJe Odongo, in a statement read at the JPC Ministerial meeting on Friday, said: “Uganda welcomes the designation of our national carrier, Uganda Airlines, by Rwandan authorities, which will lead to the beginning of direct flights from Entebbe to Kigali.”
“This will further boost trade, enhance connectivity, and contribute to strengthening people-to-people exchanges,” he added.
At the JPC, both countries decided to support a climate that is welcoming to the private sector and move swiftly on previously stalled Northern Corridor Integration Projects, like the Standard Gauge Railway.
Despite Uganda Airlines resuming commercial flights in 2019, it had failed to secure landing rights in Kigali mostly because of a diplomatic rift.
The airline currently flies to Nairobi, Kinshasa, Juba, Mombasa, Dar es Salam, Mogadishu, Kilimanjaro and Bujumbura.
Allowing Uganda Airlines to fly to Kigali signals a further opening up of relations between the two countries.
Already, RwandAir, Kigali’s national carrier, operates direct flights to Entebbe.