Uganda will Tuesday December 22, 2020 received the first of two A330 Neo Airbus planes, bringing the fleet to 5.
When the company receives the second Airbus early next year, Uganda Airlines’ fleet will be 6 jets-including 4 CRJ900 Bombardier aircraft received in 2019.
The revival of Uganda Airlines is one of the NRM government’s larger strategy to reduce the cost of movement of people and goods to and from Uganda, thereby easing the cost of doing business.
“Reduced cost of doing business will increase our competitiveness, attract more FDI, increase jobs and export earnings and ultimately household incomes” the NRM Government says.
The party also outlines other strategies to reduce the cost of transportation of goods and services in the NRM government’s strategy/manifesto as; the 1,724km Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), starting with the 273km Malaba-Kampala route; 40-45km of the Greater Kampala Metrpolitan Area Light Rail Train System (GKMA LRT).
Others include; construction of the Buakasa Inland Port on Lake Victoria; ongoing tarmacking of 18 roads (1,375 km); tarmacking of 17 roads (825.3 km) that are under procurement to be started by 2022; a total of other new 22 roads (2,921.2 km) will be tarmacked, starting in 2021.
Government will also remodel the Port Bell and Jinja Piers as well as rehabilitation of MV Pamba, MV Mwanga and MV Mivule that is underway.
