Thursday, December 6, 2012

► RWANDA: RwandAir announces modifications to its NW 2012/2013 schedule.

RwandAirRwandair (WB) has implemented various modifications to its operations following the launch of its 2012/13 Northern Winter season schedule on 28 October 2012. 


Rwandair CRJ-900
Rwandair CRJ-900 (Rwandair)
 
Kigali – Bujumbura 
- Service operates 13x weekly. 7 of 13 weekly services have been switched from the Dash8 to the CRJ900
  • WB480 KGL0610 – 0645BJM CR9 3
  • WB482 KGL1130 – 1205BJM CR9 12567
  • WB484 KGL2130 – 2205BJM DH8 D
  • WB481 BJM0715 – 0750KGL CR9 3
  • WB483 BJM1235 – 1310KGL CR9 12567
  • WB485 BJM2250 – 2325KGL DH8 D
 Kigali – Mwanza (Tanzania) – Bujumbura (Burundi) – Kigali 
- 4x weekly service switched from Boeing 737 to CRJ900
  • WB468 KGL0600 – 0745MWZ0815 – 0815BJM0850 – 0925KGL CRJ 14
  • WB469 KGL0600 – 0635BJM0710 – 0910MWZ0940 – 0925KGL CRJ 67
Kigali – Cyangugu/Kamembe (Rwanda)
- Service is now operating 2x daily. Previously to reduce from 12x to 10x weekly
  • WB601 KGL0650 – 0725KME DH8 D
  • WB661 KGL1550 – 1625KME DH8 D
  • WB602 KME0755 – 0830KGL DH8 D
  • WB662 KME1655 – 1730KGL DH8 D
 Kigali – Dubai 
- Service has increased from 6 weekly to 7 weekly as planned, and all flights operating as nonstop service (1-stop via Mombasa cancelled). Note the flight schedule changes
  • WB300 KGL0045 – 0830DXB 738 1245
  • WB302 KGL1130 – 1915DXB 738 367
  • WB303 DXB0115 – 0500KGL 738 147
  • WB301 DXB1055 – 1440KGL 738 15
  • WB301 DXB1100 – 1445KGL 738 2
  • WB301 DXB1120 – 1505KGL 738 6
 Kigali – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Service increases from 4x weekly to 6x weekly, instead of previously planned daily
  • WB440 KGL1600 – 1840DAR CR9 234567
  • WB441 DAR1920 – 2000KGL CR9 234567
Kigali – Entebbe, Uganda
- Service remains at 20x weekly level, instead of previously planned increase to 21x. In addition, service is now mainly operated by CRJ900
  • WB424 KGL0700 – 0845EBB EQV D
  • WB422 KGL1645 – 1830EBB CR9 D
  • WB420 KGL2115 – 2300EBB CR9 D
  • WB425 EBB0930 – 1315KGL EQV D
  • WB423 EBB1930 – 1915KGL CR9 D
  • WB421 EBB2345 – 2330KGL CR9 D
Kigali – Gisenyi, Rwanda
- Service resumes from 03DEC12 with 3x weekly flights (6x in Summer 2012). The airline arranged ground transportation service on this route between 01NOV12 and 02DEC12 as WB900/901, duration was 4 hours, compared to 35 minutes by air
  • WB663 KGL0905 – 0940GYI DH8 167
  • WB664 GYI1010 – 1045KGL DH8 167
 Kigali – Johannesburg, RSA
- Service operates at 7x weekly level. Note the operational schedule has been revised
  • WB100 KGL0130 – 0530JNB EQV 256
  • WB104 KGL1015 – 1415JNB 737 37
  • WB102 KGL1040 – 1435JNB EQV 14
  • WB105 JNB0115 – 0515KGL 737 14
  • WB101 JNB0830 – 1230KGL EQV 256
  • WB103 JNB1535 – 1930KGL EQV 14
Kigali – Lagos 
- Service increases from x3 to 5x weekly. Operational schedule splits on scheduled days
  • WB202 KGL1100 – 1430LOS 738 14
  • WB200 KGL1730 – 2100LOS 738 256
  • WB203 LOS1630 – 2200KGL 738 14
  • WB201 LOS2330 – 0500+1KGL 738 256
Kigali – Nairobi 
- Service increased from 11 to 21 weekly. Majority of the flights operated by CRJ900
 
Kilimanjaro/Mombasa 
- Kilimanjaro overall service reduces from 4 to 3 weekly while Mombasa remains unchanged. Service revised to Kigali – Kilimanjaro – Mombasa – Kigali routing twice a week and one in opposite direction (Previous plan: 3 weekly Kigali – Kilimanjaro – Mombasa)
  • WB409 KGL1615 – 1845JRO1945 – 2030MBA2130 – 2215KGL EQV 17
  • WB410 KGL1615 – 1900MBA2000 – 2045JRO2145 – 2215KGL 737 5
 Libreville / Brazzaville
- Overall service increases from 3 to 4 weekly. Operational routing has unified to Kigali – Brazzaville – Libreville
  • WB210 KGL1030 – 1205BZV1305 – 1435LBV 737 14
  • WB212 KGL1830 – 2005BZV2045 – 2215LBV 737 26
  • WB211 LBV1555 – 1725BZV1825 – 2200KGL 737 14
  • WB213 LBV2315 – 0045+1BZV0125+1 – 0500+1KGL 737 26