RwandAir

The African airline RwandAir has signed an agreement with Euroairlines Group to improve the distribution of its more than 30 domestic and international routes.

RwandAir has begun its daily direct services between London Heathrow, Terminal 4 and Kigali as the airline grows to meet strong demand from the UK market.

RwandAir is continuing its fleet expansion with the delivery of its seventh Boeing 737 aircraft. The Boeing 737-800, registered 9XR-WY, will be based at the carrier’s Kigali hub and will offer customers a leading experience in the skies.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that leaders of the global aviation industry are gathering in Istanbul, Türkiye, for the 79th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit, with Pegasus Airlines as the host airline.

RwandAir has become the official airline partner of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) through an extension of its highly successful sponsorship of the league for a third successive year.

RwandAir has signed a major new codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines as it continues to expand its global reach.

On 19 November, it was announced that Rwanda is one of the first African countries to be granted a UK travel corridor whereby travellers returning to the UK from Rwanda no longer need to quarantine for 14 days.

Confident and ambitious African airline RwandAir has declared that its new Kigali to Guangzhou service is performing better than it had expected. The three times weekly service, which launched in the summer, has been hailed a resounding success by the Rwandan carrier. Yvonne Manzi Makolo, CEO of RwandAir, said: “We always knew our customers would […]

To celebrate the launch of the first direct flight between the UK and Rwanda, RwandAir has announced a trade competition running until 14 July this year. Any bookings made on the RwandAir London Gatwick to Kigali service between 1 June 2017 and 14 July 2017 for outbound travel between those dates can be entered into the prize […]

Gatwick recently welcomed the touchdown of the first direct flight between Rwanda and the UK. The route is served by a new Airbus A330-200 and flights depart Gatwick on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays with a flight time of 8 hours 40 minutes. Passengers travelling on the new service in business class will be able to […]

RwandAir will launch the first non-stop flight from the UK to Rwanda. The route will operate from May 26, three times a week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from London Gatwick to the Rwandan capital Kigali on a new Airbus A330-200. Travellers will have the choice of Business, Premium Economy and Economy cabins. The flight time is 8 […]