Uganda Airlines Flight Takes Off for First Time in Two Decades
Newly acquired Uganda Airlines Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft stands on the runway at Entebbe Airport on the outskirts of Kampala on April 23, 2019.
Photographer: Nicholas Bamulanzeki/AFP via Getty Images
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Uganda Airlines made an inaugural flight to neighboring Kenya on Tuesday, reviving a national carrier founded by former dictator Idi Amin and liquidated almost two decades ago.
The carrier, initially founded in 1976 and wound up in 2001, plans commercial flights to major cities in Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan and Somalia, Cornwell Muleya, a technical adviser at the carrier, said by phone from the Ugandan capital, Kampala.