Uganda bridges the gap between the west and East Africa.

Uganda Airlines has officially unveiled a direct air bridge, connecting west Africa to Eastern Africa with the addition of Lagos to its route network, starting Thursday  October 19, 2023, linking Uganda to Africa’s largest economy with a direct air service for the first time.

This follows the securing of approvals by aeronautical authorities in Uganda and Nigeria.

"The direct flights will yield significant time savings for our guests who will be terminating their journeys in Uganda and those who may wish to travel onward within our network to Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Kilimanjaro, Mombasa, Juba,Bujumbura, Kinshasa, Dubai, Mogadishu or Johannesburg and Mumbai,” said Jenifer Bamuturaki  the Chief Executive Officer, Uganda Airlines.

As a strategic partner, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is collaborating with Uganda Airlines to unpack opportunities that the new route brings in the context of trade and tourism for inclusive and sustainable development.

UNDP is supporting 40 businesswomen in the trade and tourism sectors to be part of the inaugural flight.

According to the UNDP country representative to Uganda  Elsie G. Attafuah, the objective of this support is to facilitate business-to-business linkages for export-ready companies targeting the Lagos and the wider  West  African market.

Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy while Uganda’s central location on the continent makes it the ideal connection hub between East, West, North and Southern Africa.

Uganda Airlines will operate flights to Nigeria three times a week with flights on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays, using its 258-seat state-of-the-art Airbus A330-800neo.

Lagos becomes our 13^th destination and comes in quick succession to Mumbai, which launched on 7 ^Th October. The flight schedule has been arranged to provide as much connectivity as possible to other destinations, with minimal waiting times.

Travelers can book their journeys using our dedicated Uganda Airlines App from the convenience of     their phones and other hand-held devices or our network of travel agents.

UR 900,  inaugural service to Nigeria, departed Entebbe International Airport at 16.00 hours local time  for Lagos Murtala Muhammad International Airport, where it  Arrived at 18.30hours local time.