RwandAir launches assault on KQ, ET, in battle for Africa’s skies
RwandaAir has signed some 100 Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreements, laying the foundation on which the airline can open up more routes without rigorous bureaucratic complications. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA
Kigali has thrown down the gauntlet in its plan to expand its national carrier RwandAir across the continent, and challenge the dominance of regional leaders, Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airlines.
The airline has recorded sharp growth reaching 29 destinations across the globe at the close of last year; but the icing on the cake for Kigali has been the Qatar government’s recent fixation with Rwanda’s aviation sector.
