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Uganda Airlines Launches New Operations With Kenya Trip

Associated Press

   KAMPALA, UGANDA - Uganda's national airline has launched commercial
   operations with a flight to the Kenyan capital.
   Uganda Airlines' inaugural flight to Nairobi on Tuesday carried mostly
   government and airline officials following a ceremony to re-launch the
   carrier that collapsed in 2001.
   Uganda Airlines owns two planes. Four more have been ordered, including
   two Airbus jets.
   The carrier will fly to regional destinations such as the Somali
   capital, Mogadishu.
   Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni championed the revamped airline as a
   symbol of national pride, calling it "a new baby" in June.
   Authorities acknowledge the airlines faces challenges but hope it will
   survive as the East African nation becomes an oil producer.
   Uganda Airlines is expected to face competition from carriers such as
   Kenya Airways, which operates regular flights between Nairobi and
   Entebbe.

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