{"id":7870,"date":"2023-01-02T17:36:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T17:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=7870"},"modified":"2023-01-03T08:02:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T08:02:39","slug":"uganda-airlines-given-greenlight-to-activate-flights-to-united-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-airlines-given-greenlight-to-activate-flights-to-united-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda Airlines given greenlight to activate flights to United Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Uganda Airlines has started the year 2023 on the high after authorities in the United Kingdom have allowed the national carrier to  start flights to Heathrow but through an intermediate airport. This has been confirmed by the CEO Jenifer Bamuturaki who has told the media that has been allowed to choose from intermediate airports in six countries in Africa and Europe, whose airports have a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority security clearance. These include Kenya, Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Tunisia and Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uganda Airlines last year applied  to resume flights to  UK and it can take close to two years for the  United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority UKCAA to process and approve the application after serious security vetting of Entebbe International Airport-the base of the national airliner .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uganda Airlines CEO Jenifer Bamuturaki,  stated &#8221; We have two options \u2013 to wait until Entebbe International Airport has gone through a security audit by the UKCAA so that we can fly direct from there, or go through a third country whose airport already has the necessary clearances.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"415\" data-attachment-id=\"7872\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-airlines-given-greenlight-to-activate-flights-to-united-kingdom\/images-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/images.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"739,415\" 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=\"images\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/images.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/images.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/images.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/images.jpg 739w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/images.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Uganda Airlines  CEO Jenifer Bamuturaki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe 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,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What does it mean for the passenger <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By going through  the intermediate  airport it means that all passengers and crew on the Uganda Airline  flight will have to disembark and go through the passenger screening process at the intermediate airport before getting back on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKenya is a good option but, like Morocco, Turkey and Tunisia, it would involve some deviation off the regular flying track,\u201d Ms Bamuturaki said indicating that Algeria and Egypt might be a better option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Entebbe completed the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) in 2017, scoring 81.8 percent against a global average of 72 percent. However, it has been a while since the airport was subjected to ICAO\u2019s Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP). The last USOAP on Entebbe was in July 2014. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another audit is set for  October 2023 after two years of Covid -19 lockdowns.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda Airlines has started the year 2023 on the high after authorities in the United Kingdom have allowed the national<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7871,"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":[180,168],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviation","category-national-development"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/download.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9238,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-airlines-makes-historic-flight-to-saudi-arabia-after-40-years\/","url_meta":{"origin":7870,"position":0},"title":"Uganda Airlines Makes Historic Flight to Saudi Arabia after 40 years","author":"MOSES SSERWANGA","date":"June 19, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Gen Katumba Wamala presided over the maiden flight with 200 Ugandan Muslim pilgrims transported to Jeddah Mecca Director flights to be launched between Entebbe and Jeddah Saudi Arabia Ugandan travelers will no-longer go through intermediary airports for flight connections Uganda Airlines the national carrier has today made a historic- maiden\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Aviation&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Aviation","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/category\/aviation\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AIB_A330neo_Uganda_Airlines.jpg","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AIB_A330neo_Uganda_Airlines.jpg 1x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AIB_A330neo_Uganda_Airlines.jpg 1.5x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AIB_A330neo_Uganda_Airlines.jpg 2x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AIB_A330neo_Uganda_Airlines.jpg 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14085,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-airlines-announces-new-direct-route-to-london-gatwick-which-will-be-launched-on-may-18th-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":7870,"position":1},"title":"Uganda Airlines Announces New Direct Route To London Gatwick Which Will Be Launched On May 18th, 2025","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"March 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Uganda Airlines will charge USDs 733 for a return ticket the cheapest on the market The Minister of Works and Transport , Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, has announced the launch date for the long-awaited flights to London by the national carrier the Uganda Airlines. 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