Rwandair now to fly to South Africa

[BAK]

A RwandAir jet readies for boarding at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.


RwandAir will unveil flights to two new Southern African destinations starting next month.

RwandAir will operate three flights per week to Zambia starting March 27, enroute to Johannesburg, with fifth freedom rights, and later Zimbabwe, once the ongoing negotiation on landing and route rights are completed. RwandAir already operates daily flights to Johannesburg.

"The number of travellers from East Africa heading to the Southern Africa states is increasing. Zambia's economy is improving and tourism arrivals are on the rise," John Mirenge, RwandAir's chief executive officer said.

Zambia's economic growth is projected to rise from 6.5 per cent in 2014 to 7 per cent this year driven mainly by agriculture, manufacturing, construction and mining.

Reports shows that Zambia, which recorded an increase in the number of international arrivals by 6.7 per cent to 912,576 in 2013, was projecting increased tourist arrivals of 1.2 million in 2014 with some of the arrivals drawn from Kenya and Tanzania.

Zambia attributes the increase in tourist arrivals to improvement in the aviation sector due to the entry of new airlines into the country including low cost carrier-Fastjet.

Zimbabwe's tourist ministry said that the country's tourist arrivals maintained an upward trend, surging from 1.8 million foreign visitors in 2013 to two million last year, following the introduction of a single visa by Zimbabwe and Zambia dubbed the Kaza Visa which costs only $50 and allows tourists to visit the two states.

Mr Mirenge said the airline is also eyeing flights to Abidjan and Cotonou in Ivory Coast and Benin, respectively, during the year.

RwandAir's move is likely to stir competition with the Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airlines, which have been dominating the routes.


Source: theeastafrican

 

[Mama Mdogo]

This is an interesting development for a country that has just recovered from one of the worst genocides in Africa twenty years ago!! But this is a far cry for Tanganyika that gained independence 52 years ago!!! Let us hope for the best when our grand children will perhaps see this: "Breaking News: Air Tanzania flies to South Africa, Western Europe, Middle Easter and China" - Daily News, 08 February 2035.

 

[MK254]

Hii imeka vizuri, Kagame chapa kazi watakutusi tu lakini wewe focus.

 

[BIGURUBE]

Hii imeka vizuri, Kagame chapa kazi watakutusi tu lakini wewe focus.

Mr Paul alimwambia JK amkabidhi aendeshe bandari ya Dar ht kwa miaka5 pekee, uchumi wa Tz na Rwanda utakua na kuzidi ht ule wa South Africa???

I think Tanzania our leaders are too soft😕

 

[Marire]

bora rais dikiteta kuliko huyu kucha kutwa kwenye ndege na kucheka cheka

 

[concordile 101]

yaan bado miez mingapi aondoke huyu jambazi. hakyani ccm wakishika tena bora nihame nchi. miaka hamsini hata tanesco imewashinda

 

[Red Giant]

last time i check hili shirika lilikuwa linajiendesha kwa hasara.

 

[kui]

Tanzania nchi kubwa ufanisi zero, Rwanda....?

 

[matembele]

Mpaka Tanzania itakapo watendea haki wastaafu wa East African Airways na EA Community kwa ujumla, haitanyanyuka ng'oo kwenye shughuli za safari za anga.
Ni laana kwa dhulma walizowatendea wastaafu hao. Wengi wamekufa masikini wa kutupa, wakati haki yao ya mamilioni inadhulumiwa kwa nguvu na ubabe wa serikali.

 

[kui]

It's interesting how hot we turn when claiming that we're bad ass and can kick their behinds, Linapokuja suala la kuonyeshana ubabe na Rwanda, while they're just playing cool and smart!

 

[Kozo Okamoto]

This is an interesting development for a country that has just recovered from one of the worst genocides in Africa twenty years ago!! But this is a far cry for Tanganyika that gained independence 52 years ago!!! Let us hope for the best when our grand children will perhaps see this: "Breaking News: Air Tanzania flies to South Africa, Western Europe, Middle Easter and China" - Daily News, 08 February 2035.

hahahaha what a joke!!! air tanzania? over my dead body

 

[Geza Ulole]

lets see how long they stay in that route esp. Lusaka Jburg since fastjet is to enter the same route

 

[BAK]

Na siye "wenye amani" ya miaka 53 hatuna hata kandege kamoja kakubabaishia. Matrilioni yote ta walipa kodi wezi, wahuni na mafisadi ndani ya Serikali hii iliyojaa wadhalimu wanakwapua na kwenda kuficha nchi za nje. Halafu ukimsifia Kagame wengine wananuna.

Hii imeka vizuri, Kagame chapa kazi watakutusi tu lakini wewe focus.

 

[BAK]

Umeona eeh! Penye ukweli lazima tuuseme Mkuu. Halafu sisi tuna rasilimali kibao lakini nchi yetu ni bomu kwenye kila kitu.

Tanzania nchi kubwa ufanisi zero, Rwanda....?

 

[BAK]

Bila ya kuwatoa hawa wahuni, wezi, mafisadi na walaghai ambao wanatamba wataitawala Tanzania milele hata mwaka 2060 hili litakuwa bado ni ndoto kubwa kufikiwa na nchi yetu.

This is an interesting development for a country that has just recovered from one of the worst genocides in Africa twenty years ago!! But this is a far cry for Tanganyika that gained independence 52 years ago!!! Let us hope for the best when our grand children will perhaps see this: "Breaking News: Air Tanzania flies to South Africa, Western Europe, Middle Easter and China" - Daily News, 08 February 2035.

 

[Power to the People]

I think Tanzania our leaders are too soft😕

They are too selfish if you ask me. Hebu gusa personal interests uone how ruthless they can be hata Kagame na udikteta wake hafui dafu.

 

[murutongore]

last time i check hili shirika lilikuwa linajiendesha kwa hasara.

Hahaha....that is all you could come up with.

 

[Bongolander]

Mr Paul alimwambia JK amkabidhi aendeshe bandari ya Dar ht kwa miaka5 pekee, uchumi wa Tz na Rwanda utakua na kuzidi ht ule wa South Africa???

I think Tanzania our leaders are too soft😕

I would think that Tanzania is infested with thieves. Uzuri ni kuwa Rwanda wanaiba DRC wanawekeza kwao, watz wanaiba TZ na kuwekeza Jersey na kwenye off shore banks.

Ila nilitarajia kusikia Air rwanda is the best airline in Africa...

 

[East African Eagle]

This is an interesting development for a country that has just recovered from one of the worst genocides in Africa twenty years ago!!

You speak as if that genocide was colonialism imposed by outsiders!!!!! That was a self made genocide made by themselves through entertaining tribalism.How can yo praise somebody that he is recovering from a wound he inflicted himself!!!!! Yaani mjiue wenyewe halafu muamue kuacha kujiua halafu muanze kujisifia kwa kuacha kujiua!!!!! Mnajichekesha na kucheka wenyewe.

 

[East African Eagle]

I would think that Tanzania is infested with thieves. Uzuri ni kuwa Rwanda wanaiba DRC wanawekeza kwao, watz wanaiba TZ na kuwekeza Jersey na kwenye off shore banks.

Ila nilitarajia kusikia Air rwanda is the best airline in Africa...

Best Airlines huwa zinatoa hesabu zao public.Rwandair haijawahi toa hesabu zake hadharani.Ni ndege ya wezi wabeba madini ya wizi ya kongo.Kila njia inakoenda inakuwa imebeba mizigo ya madini kwenda kuuza nje.