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Uganda Airlines is set to launch new routes to Abuja, Lusaka, and Harare in September 2024, marking a significant expansion of its network. The service to Abuja will start on September 12, followed by Lusaka and Harare on September 25^th 2024.

The Airline is thrilled to announce a significant milestone: the triple launch of routes to Abuja, Lusaka, and Harare in September 2024. Starting with Abuja on 12 September, followed by Lusaka and Harare on 25 September, these additions join an extensive network that includes Nairobi, Mombasa, and Johannesburg, among others.

This expansion comes as they celebrated five years of operations, which began in August 2019. The new routes aim to optimize regional markets, enhance fleet utilization, and strengthen Uganda Airlines’ Africa network connectivity.

These launches mark the culmination of our 3-year strategic plan and pave the way for our 10-year rolling plan. Our vision is to bridge geographical gaps and connect East, West, North, and South Africa. With increased flight frequency and enhanced services, we are positioning the airline for long-term profitability.

Our service to Abuja will start on 12 September 2024. In quick succession, we will flag off Lusaka and Harare on 25 September 2024, adding the three (3) routes to Nairobi, Mombasa, Dar es Salam, Bujumbura, Johannesburg, Dubai, Zanzibar, Lagos, Kinshasa, Mumbai, Mogadishu, Juba, and Kilimanjaro.

Why Abuja, Lusaka and Harare; the entry into these markets is meant to Build an efficient and optimized regional market which will feed and finance a more profitable long-haul market; Grow the aircraft fleet utilisation, create a robust regional network that will serve as a feeder for the UR’s long-haul market, especially LON/BOM/CAN/DXB; tap into HRE and LUN’s top unserved market and most importantly support Uganda Airline’s Africa network connectivity.

Launching these routes marks the successful conclusion of our 3-year strategic plan, paving the way for the next phase of our 10-year rolling plan. This strategic approach ensures that our expansion is not just a leap of faith but a well-thought-out progression.

Our aspiration is to bridge the geographical gaps and connect the East to the West, North and South of Africa. This vision guides our route expansion, which is carefully guided by feasibility studies pointing us to underserved routes.

The airline has stayed true to its rival’s connectivity objectives, and this is demonstrated by the recent increase in the frequency of our flights—we now operate 19 flights a day contributing to 20% traffic at Entebbe Airport—our enhanced revenue growth, cargo operations acceleration, and service scale.

The network expansion is positioning the airline for profitability in the long run. Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome you to Abuja, Lusaka and Harare.