RwandAir
20 May
RwandAir has just extended its highly successful sponsorship of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) for the third consecutive year. This was disclosed in an official statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Yvonne Makolo, during the week. Makolo reiterated that with the extension of the sponsorship, RwandAir has remained the official airline…
18 Apr
There is excitement in the air as Africa’s fast-growing airline, RwandAir is scheduled to launch its new direct flights to the dazzling French capital of Paris for the first time on 27 June. The direct flight to Paris will bring the number of destinations covered by the airline to 25 across the world. According to…
14 Apr
RWANDAIR has announced its major new codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines for expanded and seamless services to customers.
5 Apr
Operational challenges in the air transport sector in Nigeria and other African countries have been blamed for the loss of $3.5 billion of potential revenue in three years.
5 Nov 2022
Ownership of a national carrier is instrumental to the development of tourism in any country. For Rwanda, popularly called “the country of a thousand hills and a million smiles, the national carrier is complemented by readily available developed sites and destinations, road infrastructure and secured environment. For Rwanda, absence of crude oil is not an…
5 Nov 2022
Ownership of a national carrier is instrumental to the development of tourism in any country. For Rwanda, popularly called “the country of a thousand hills and a million smiles,”RwandAir, the national carrier is complemented by readily available developed ....
28 May 2022
Rwanda on Saturday said two of its soldiers were being held captive by rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and accused government authorities there of backing the group responsible. It comes as a diplomatic feud between the two neighbours escalates, with both sides accusing each other of aiding armed militias in the volatile eastern…
28 May 2022
The Democratic Republic of Congo said it will suspend RwandAir flights and summoned Kigali's ambassador after authorities accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebel group. Kinshasa this week said Kigali was backing the March 23 Movement, which Rwanda denies, amid renewed clashes between the Congolese army and the militia in the east of the country. …
29 Apr 2022
The direct flights from Kigali to Abuja began on the 27th April 2018 on one of the carrier's Boeing 737-800s. In the four years of operating the route, RwandAir has flown more than 47,000 customers to and from Abuja. Nigeria’s Country Manager Muhamud Wayiga said: “Nigeria is a hugely important market for RwandAir so we…
14 Dec 2021
In an anti-climax of the sort, the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, which had been primed to affirm a retaliatory travel ban imposed last week on Nigeria by the United Kingdom...
27 Feb 2021
RwandAir will become the first African airline to trial IATA Travel Pass to enable safe and seamless international travel.
26 Feb 2021
RwandAir will become the first African airline to trial IATA Travel Pass to enable safe and seamless international travel. The airline will begin a three week trial in April for customers travelling between Kigali and Nairobi in Kenya. IATA Travel Pass is a digital platform to help passengers easily and securely verify that they comply…
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