Etihad Airways announced its launch of new services between Abu Dhabi and Entebbe, in central Uganda, on Saturday.
The inaugural flight, EY645, departed Abu Dhabi at 7:50am and arrived at Entebbe International Airport on schedule at 12:50pm, where it was welcomed by a delegation consisting of senior representatives from the airport, government officials and local dignitaries.
Operated by a two-class Airbus A320 aircraft with 16 business class and 120 economy class seats, the new service is designed to provide business and leisure travellers with a direct four-times-a-week service between Entebbe and Abu Dhabi.
The new service also provides convenient access to the nearby Ugandan capital of Kampala, one of the fastest growing cities on the African continent and the centre of trade and commerce in the country. Uganda has a total population of nearly 40 million, and is the world’s second most populous landlocked country after Ethiopia.
