Wednesday, January 2, 2013

►► KENYA: Rwandair boosts Nairobi with 5 additional flights starting 25 January.

RwandAir[UPDATE 3 JANUARY] Following the announcement late last year of a new partnership between Kenya Airways (KQ) and Rwandan national carrier, RwandAir (WB), the latter have announced an increase in their weekly frequencies to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, served via Entebbe, Uganda. Effective 25 January, Rwandair will add an extra 5 weekly flights to Nairobi using a Canadair CRJ900.


A Rwandair CRJ900 in Kigali
A Rwandair CRJ900 in Kigali (Rwandair)
Rwandair(WB): Kigali (Rwanda) - Entebbe (Uganda) - Nairobi
- Effective  25 January 2013
  • WB430 KGL 0920 - 1105 EBB 1145 - 1245 NBO CR9 25
  • WB432 KGL 1400 - 1545 EBB 1625 - 1725 NBO CR9 347
  • WB431 NBO 1330 - 1430 EBB 1515 - 1530 KGL CR9 25
  • WB433 NBO 1810 - 1910 EBB 1955 - 1940 KGL CR9 347
Source [Amadeus]

Thanks to RwandanFlyer.

[UPDATE 3 JANUARY] According to Amadeus, the increase has been cancelled, though given the partnership deal, the service increase has likely been postponed.

Stay tuned!