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Rwanda’s ambition to become a regional aviation hub has gained momentum with the national carrier RwandAir now able to access 17 African countries under the recently launched Single African Air Transport Market pilot programme. PHOTO| POOL

By  The EastAfrican

Rwanda’s ambition to become a regional aviation hub has gained momentum with the national carrier RwandAir now able to access 17 African countries under the recently launched Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) pilot programme that seeks to create a single unified air transport market in Africa.

RwandAir currently operates 12 aircraft across 28 destinations in 22 countries across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

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