{"id":9271,"date":"2023-06-21T16:32:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T16:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=9271"},"modified":"2023-06-22T12:13:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T12:13:40","slug":"uganda-aviation-expo-to-kickoff-tomorrow-at-entebbe-international-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-aviation-expo-to-kickoff-tomorrow-at-entebbe-international-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda Aviation Expo has opened at Entebbe International Airport and will run from June 22 to 24th, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Our Aviation Reporters <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Aviation EXPO organised by the Uganda Professional Pilots Association and supported by Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, among other air operators in Uganda’s aviation industry is now ongoing at Entebbe International Airport and will run from June 22 to June 24, 2023..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Aviation EXPO will  include career guidance sessions, interactions with exhibitors from the industry, static aircraft displays for viewing by the general public (including taking of selfies), entertainment and raffle draws for flights to Dubai, Johannesburg and Mombasa on Uganda Airlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the revellers at the Aviation EXPO\/Air show will have a chance to fly  without need for a passport on payment of a modest fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Entry to the Aviation EXPO will attract a payment of 50,000\/= per person. Those intending to fly will pay in two different categories; 200,000\/= or 300,000\/= (VIP category). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those paying 200,000\/= for the flight will fly smaller aircraft and do not have to pay the entrance fee of 50k. The category paying 300,000\/= will fly using bigger aircraft and are also required to pay the entrance fee of 50k, which makes their total 350k.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is advisable that payments are made in advance using airtel pay and Momo pay so that the organisers, Uganda Professional Pilots Association (UPPA) can schedule and adequately plan. The payment codes are ; <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*185*9# Merchant ID 4354958<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recipient is The Aeronautics Association of Uganda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or wity MTN using *165*3# 173278.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further inquiries, please contact UPPA on 0786626541\/0750980683<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Editor: msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Our Aviation Reporters An Aviation EXPO organised by the Uganda Professional Pilots Association and supported by Uganda Civil Aviation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9281,"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":[180,317],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviation","category-air-show"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/caa.jpeg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9332,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/gen-katumba-wamala-rallies-ugandans-to-support-domestic-aviation\/","url_meta":{"origin":9271,"position":0},"title":"Gen Katumba Wamala Rallies Ugandans To Support Domestic Aviation","author":"MOSES SSERWANGA","date":"June 27, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"By Moses Sserwanga Works and Transport Minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala has called on Ugandans to support the country 's domestic aviation industry to spur economic growth and national development. 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