KAMPALA, UGANDA: Authorities in the United Kingdom have cleared Uganda National carrier to operate its UK flights through an intermediate airport another milestone achieved by Uganda.
According to the management, UK flights will start operating after Entebbe International Airport goes through a security assessment exercise from the British Safety and Security Department.
Jeniffer Bamuturaki Uganda Airlines confirmed this and said that they are now having internal meetings to see which of the countries suit their operations best adding that the approval activates the arrangements they had previously made on the ground in the UK for a possible launch of services during the summer of 2023.
“We now have to confirm with them and set up arrangements in line with our cargo designation. On the ground, we had already set up at the airport and what is left is for us to set up a marketing office and reactivate the slots we were initially allocated,” said Ms. Bamuturaki.
Still, the national carrier has also secured intermediate airports in six countries in Africa and Europe, whose airports have a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority security clearance including Kenya, Egypt, Ghana, Algeria, Tunisia, and Turkey.
Uganda Airlines, the flag carrier of Uganda is a revival of the former Airlines Company which operated from 1977 until 2001.
It should be remembered that the current national carrier began flying in August 2019 and has made tremendous success such as adding new regional and international routes and other achievements in the gross period of 4 years.
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