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Uganda rail service effected
Uganda Railroad as announced to halt all pessenger services in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
All passenger train services were already suspended on March 23rd 2020 until further notice. Freight trains will continue to operate.
Uganda Rail halted
In the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic, passenger train services in Uganda were suspended on March 23rd 2020 until further notice. However, freight trains will continue to operate.
Press Release: AIRLINK WILL CONTINUE OPERATING ON ROUTES ABANDONED BY SAA
Airlink, the privately-run South African airline, will operate services linking Johannesburg with Port Elizabeth, Entebbe, Ndola and Luanda after 29 February 2020, even though its franchise partner, SAA, will stop serving those destinations from that date.
“We want to reassure travellers that as far as Airlink is … read more
New Route: Entebbe to Johannesburg by Uganda Airlines
Johannesburg will be operated with a Canadair CRJ900 Jet, featuring 12 seats in Business- and 66 seats in Economyclass.… read more
Qatar with massiv capacity increase and seasonal routes
Seasonal flights to Santorini and Dubrovnik for the soming Nother summer 2020 have been announced by Qatar Airways. Further new non-stop services to Kigali and Kilimanjaro.
Further, in total Qatar Airways will add 66 weekly services into 20 already operated destinations. Apart of a massive capacity increase into European airports, for Afri… read more
Uganda to overhaul old rail network
The 100 years old railway lines in Uganda shall be revamp, as per media in Uganda and the Uganda governement.
Uganda Railways Corporation said the invest will be done in a few stages and the plan is to invest over all USD 267m. In a very first step, the company has received € 21.5m from the European Union (EU). The nexts step… read more
Uganda Air: Back in the skies after almost 20 years absence
In 2001 Uganda Airlines was grounded due to financial problems. Now they are back.
Uganda Airlines, that used to be the name of the Uganda flag carrier, has performed its first flight after almost 20 years beein non-operational. Today the airlines is newly certified and the fleet consits of two Bombardier CRJ900 at the moment. The f… read more
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