Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has strengthened its presence in East Africa with the launch of new services between Abu Dhabi and Entebbe in Uganda.
The inaugural flight departed Abu Dhabi at 7.50am and arrived at Entebbe International Airport at 12.50pm on May 2nd. Operated by a two-class Airbus A320 aircraft with 16 Business Class and 120 Economy Class seats, the new service will provide business and leisure travellers with a direct four-times-per-week service between Entebbe and Abu Dhabi.
The new service also provides convenient access to the nearby Ugandan capital of Kampala.
“Uganda is one of the continent’s fastest-growing business and tourism destinations, and the launch of services to Uganda is consistent with our strategy of targeting areas of strong growth in emerging markets,” said Mr James Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways.
The flights are also scheduled to offer convenient onward connections, catering to strong traffic flows between Uganda and key destinations across our global network, such as Ahmedabad and Mumbai in India or Beijing and Shanghai in China.
Etihad Airways currently operates scheduled services to eight other destinations in Africa and the Indian Ocean, including: Cairo, Casablanca, Dar es Salaam (Dec 2015), Johannesburg, Khartoum, Lagos, Nairobi, and Mahé in the Seychelles.
