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Hope as Uganda Airlines takes to the skies

Uganda Airlines Bombadier aircraft prepares for departure at Entebbe International Airport during the launch of the carrier's maiden flight to JKIA in Nairobi on August 27, 2019. PHOTO | ISAAC KASAMANI | AFP

By  JONATHAN KAMOGA

Uganda Airlines resumed commercial flights on Wednesday and by Friday morning, the carrier had moved some 200 passengers in three regional routes.

Air travel experts say the early numbers show good promise for the budding airline.

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