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RwandAir picks Accra as hub for flights to US

RwandAir is one of the several African airlines fighting for a share of the aviation pie. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA | NMG

By  Allan Olingo

Nation Media Group

Rwanda’s national carrier plans to use Ghana as its hub to fly to the United States starting December.

According to the airline’s application to the US Department of Transportation for an amendment to its current US Foreign Air Carrier Permit, RwandAir plans to launch scheduled services to New York from Kigali, through Accra in Ghana.

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