Book tickets online at Air Uganda

Air Uganda launched a new revamped booking engine, with improved functionality, earlier this month.

The new platform allows customers to search, book and pay for their tickets on the Air Uganda website in real time, using all major payment channels like ATM, debit and credit cards (Visa, Mastercard), Paypal and mobile money (M-Pesa and Airtel Money). Once payment is made, the air ticket is delivered to the email address provided.

The booking engine is set to change the way Air Uganda interacts with its customers, by offering a faster and more convenient way of ticket purchase and travel.

The airline is also upgrading its website for easier customer interaction. The new website, designed with customer feedback in mind, should be easier to navigate, quicker to load and is intended to be a one stop shop for clients.
 

Air Uganda Adds New Flight

According to eturbonews, Air Uganda will start flying non-stop between Entebbe and Mogadishu, Somalia, initially three times a week from 8 July.
 This service will offer government officials, army personnel and a growing number of business people from Uganda the fastest way yet to reach Somalia.
 Air Uganda is also keenly eying Southern African destinations, and while official confirmation is still pending, Harare, and perhaps Lusaka have been mentioned as possible destinations.
A few weeks ago, Air Uganda received a third CRJ 200 aircraft to replace its last MD 87, which has been redeployed.

Air Uganda Flies to Kilimanjaro

According to globaltimes, Air Uganda has re-introduced its flights between Entebbe and Kilimanjaro International Airport, following the recent acquisition of a third 50-seater Bombardier CRJ-200 jet.
 The Ugandan airline stopped flying between the two destinations five years ago. Air Uganda marketing manager, Jenifer Musiime, said the re-launch of the route is part of the airline's aim to boost air transport in East Africa.
According to Musiime, the airline will fly from Entebbe to Kilimanjaro four times a week. Air Uganda is set to launch another new route from Entebbe to Mogadishu in July, which will be a three flights a week service.

Qatar to Service Burundi

According to eturbonews, the Burundi government has signed a new air service agreement with Qatar Airways, allowing the two airlines (Qatar Airways and Air Burundi) to fly up to seven times a week between Doha and Bujumbura.
 The agreement covers passenger and cargo services and allows for intermediate stops en route from and to Bujumbura. Burundi is currently the least-connected country in Eastern Africa, with regular air services from Europe only provided by Brussels Airlines, whilst within Africa there are services provided by Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and RwandAir.
 Burundi is also serviced by Air Uganda within the wider Eastern African region and by South African Airways from within Southern Africa.

Air Uganda Names New CEO

 According to eturbonews, Air Uganda has appointed Cornwell Muleya as its new CEO. He joins Air Uganda from ALS Limited in Kenya, where he was chief executive of what was a growing aircraft leasing business for the past three years. Muleya is an engineer and chartered accountant by trade and spent the early part of his career in audit and financial consulting with Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Muleya has extensive airline management experience, having worked as a CEO and CFO for several airlines in Africa, including Air Mauritius, Air Botswana, Air Tanzania and Zambezi Airlines.