{"id":7178,"date":"2022-11-05T15:49:01","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T15:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=7178"},"modified":"2022-11-05T15:49:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T15:49:55","slug":"uganda-airlines-to-start-flights-to-nigeria-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-airlines-to-start-flights-to-nigeria-next-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda Airlines to start flights to Nigeria next month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Uganda Airlines, has said that the national carrier will begin direct flights to Nigeria in December 2022, CEO Jennifer Bamuturaki has stated .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the 18th AKWAABA Africa Travel and Tourism Market in Lagos, Nigeria, Bamuturaki  said  Uganda Airlines will make Nigeria its first operation in West Africa before expanding into other countries in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am happy to tell you that the Uganda Airlines will begin flights to Nigeria, the first time in history, from December 2022,\u201d Bamuturaki remarked. Adding, \u201cThis will be our first flight to West Africa, we will begin that and then, begin to grow slowly..\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" data-attachment-id=\"7180\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-airlines-to-start-flights-to-nigeria-next-month\/jeniffer-bamuturaki-750x500-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Jeniffer-Bamuturaki-750x500-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jeniffer-Bamuturaki-750&amp;#215;500-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Jeniffer-Bamuturaki-750x500-1.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Jeniffer-Bamuturaki-750x500-1.png\" src=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Jeniffer-Bamuturaki-750x500-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Jeniffer-Bamuturaki-750x500-1.png 750w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Jeniffer-Bamuturaki-750x500-1.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The airline has since 2019 acquired  a fleet of six planes and is now flying to  12 destinations  that  include among pothers , Johannesburg,  Nairobi,  Zanzibar  and Dubai, and Zanzibar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we come to Nigeria, we will be working through the recognised travel agents and our tour operators\u2026\u201d  Bamuturaki said before  she  was  given an award  for being an outstanding  woman leader in the travel and tourism industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ikechi Uko, the event\u2019s organizer, introduced her as the winner of the Top 100 Africa Travel Woman award at the Eko Hotels &amp; Suites in Lagos, Nigeria. &#8220;This is a win for women but above all, a win for Uganda Airlines,\u201d Bamuturaki said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda Airlines, has said that the national carrier will begin direct flights to Nigeria in December 2022, CEO Jennifer Bamuturaki<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[180,195],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviation","category-africa-continental-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Uganda-Airlines-Neo-A330.jpeg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12825,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-airlines-new-direct-flights-to-abuja-excite-west-africa-to-boost-trade-and-enhance-connectivity-on-the-african-continent\/","url_meta":{"origin":7178,"position":0},"title":"Uganda Airlines New Direct Flights To Abuja Excite West Africa ,To Boost Trade And Enhance Connectivity On The African Continent","author":"MOSES SSERWANGA","date":"September 15, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Entebbe, Uganda \u2013 The national carrier \u00a0-Uganda Airlines now on a steady path to open up the minerals rich African continent has recorded another major milestone \u00a0by launching direct flights to the commercial hub of West Africa \u2013 Abuja Nigeria. 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