#RwandAir drops Mumbai

  (Posted 03rd March 2024)     In an not entirely unexpected move has RwandAir pulled the plug on their Mumbai flights, halting operations to India’s commercial capital already on the 15th of March, i.e. giving only two weeks notice. The airline began flying to Mumbai seven years ago but there is speculation that especially […]

RwandAir Becomes Latest Airline in Africa to Sign on to IATA Safety Leadership Charter

  (Posted 25th January 2024)     The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that RwandAir has become the latest signatory in Africa to the IATA Safety Leadership Charter. The Charter is aimed at strengthening organizational safety culture, which is an area of focus in IATA’s Collaborative Aviation Safety Improvement Program (CASIP), under Focus Africa. “At RwandAir, safety […]

#RwandAir to add #Paris to their European destinations

  (Posted 19th April 2023)   RwandAir has announced nonstop flights to Paris due to commence in late June. The initially three times a weekservice between Kigali and Paris CDG will launch on June the 27th, departing the Rwandan capital at 00.30 hrs on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, arriving into Paris at 09.30 hrs (9.30 […]

#RwandAir hosts #AFRAA for the CEO Dialogues Session

  (Posted 03rd March 2023)   The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Secretary General, Mr. Abdérahmane Berthé, met RwandAir Chief Executive Officer – Ms. Yvonne Manzi Makolo and RwandAir Leadership on 02nd of March 2023 at RwandAir Headoffice in Kigali, Rwanda for the “AFRAA Member Airline CEOs Leadership Dialogues”. This meeting marks the second edition of […]

#RwandAir adds B737 freighter to fleet

  (Posted 08th December 2022)   RwandAir has taken delivery of a converted Boeing B737-800 freighter, the first dedicated cargo aircraft for the airline. The aircraft, registered as 9XR-WW, will be mainly used on intra African routes, collecting and distributing palleted cargo. Given the partnership with Qatar Airways will the new place enhance cargo services, […]

#RwandAir in landing mishap at Kamembe Airport

(Posted 23rd October 2022) A RwandAir turboprop DHC8-400 yesterday suffered a runway excursion when landing at the Kamembe Airport (IATA:KME / ICAO:HRZA) in Cyangugu after a domestic flight (WB601) from Kigali. The airport’s single runway is only just shy of 1.500 mtrs length, enough according to Q400 specifications to land this kind of turboprop aircraft […]

Congo suspends landing rights for RwandAir

(Posted 28th May 2022) A dispute between the governments of Congo DR and Rwanda over the alleged support of Rwanda for a rebel militia in Eastern Congo has suddenly escalated. Effective immediately has Congo suspended the landing rights of RwandAir, which has been offering flights to Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Goma. The airline published the following […]

#Entebbe runway remains closed as recovery of RwandAir’s CRJ900 continues

(Posted 20th April 2022) Information is awaited from the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, which is also managing the Entebbe International Airport, when the airports main runway will reopen. Flight operations on the main runway – Entebbe also has a shorter second runway which however is not long enough for most jet operations – were halted […]

#RwandAir announces new destinations in Congo

GOMA AND LUBUMBASHI FLIGHTS TO COME ON LINE END SEPTEMBER (Posted 26th September 2021) RwandAir continues its recovery from the pandemic by adding additional routes to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from September. As of September 29, the Rwandan flag carrier is to launch new twice-weekly services to both Lubumbashi, the DRC’s mining […]

TravelComments.com – RwandAir & Qatar Airways sign interline agreement!

The flag carrier of Rwanda, RwandAir, and the flag carrier of Qatar, Qatar Airways, have launched a strategic partnerhip. As part of the new partnership, an extensive interline agreement will give customers access to the networks of both airlines. Customers can pick and choose from over… [READ MORE]

#BreakingNews as RwandAir joins hands with Qatar Airways’ loyalty programme

RWANDAIR BECOMES FIRST SUB SAHARAN AFRICAN AIRLINE TO INTEGRATE WITH QATAR AIRWAYS’ LOYALTY PROGRAMME (Posted 12th July 2021) RwandAir has become the first – and only – Sub-Saharan African airline to launch a loyalty partnership with Qatar Airways. The two carriers have joined forces to offer RwandAir Dream Miles and Qatar Airways Privilege Club loyalty […]

TravelComments.com – Rwandair resumes flights to South Africa, Zambia & Zimbabwe!

Rwanda’s flag carrier, Rwandair, has announced the resumption of flights to South Africa. The airline suspended flights to Cape Town and Johannesburg on 08 February 2021 due to to the global concerns on covid variants throughout southern Africa. Rwandair will resume flights between Kigali International Airport (KGL) in Kigali and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) […]

RwandAir takes another African first with the IATA Travel Pass

#IATA’ TRAVEL PASS MAKES ENTRY INTO AFRICA WITH #RWANDAIR (Posted 23rd February 2021) RwandAir will become the first African airline to trial the IATA Travel Pass to enable safe and seamless international travel.The airline will begin a three-week trial in April for customers travelling between Kigali and Nairobi in Kenya. IATA Travel Pass is a […]

RwandAir suspends flights to Cape Town, Johannesburg, Harare and Lusaka

AIRLINES FACE DIFFICULT CHOICES AS CORONAVIRUS MUTATIONS SPREAD FURTHER (Posted 08th February 2021) RwandAir has confirmed the suspension of their flights from Kigali to Cape Town, Johannesburg, Harare and Lusaka, effective today, 08th February 2021. The airline, together with health authorities in Rwanda, is monitoring the current challenges posed by the Coronavirus variants which have […]

#RwandAir sets date for return to Brussels

LONDON HEATHROW VIA BRUSSELS BY RWANDAIR – EFFECTIVE 03RD OF OCTOBER (Posted 19th September 2020) RwandAir will resume flights to and from London and Brussels to Kigali from October 3, 2020, as it continues to relaunch its passenger network. The resumption of European services will also see the carrier switch its UK operations from London […]

Safety in African Aviation Conference to be opened by RwandAir CEO

WWW.SIIA2020.COM TO TAKE PLACE IN OCTOBER (Posted 10th September 2020) Dear colleague, fellow aviator and future aviator, The AviAssist Foundation is pleased to invite you to our SIAA 2020 Conference! Four afternoons in October from 13:00 – 15:45 Central African Time. On October 14th Yvonne Manzi Makolo, CEO of RwandAir Ltd will be opening the […]

RwandAir joins Kenya Airways in returning to service

UGANDA AIRLINES SIDELINED BY GOVERNMENT AS OTHER REGIONAL AIRLINES REV UP OPERATIONS (Posted 23rd July 2020) RwandAir, the Rwandan national flag carrier, will resume commercial passenger services from 01st August 2020, joining fellow East African airline Kenya Airways which will also relaunch regional and international scheduled passenger flights on the same day after already flying […]

TravelComments.com – Rwanda: Rwandair sets a date for resumption of international operations!

Rwanda’s flag carrier, Rwandair, has announced that it will resume operations on 01 August 2020. The airline will initially operate return flights between Kigali International Airport (KGL) in Kigali and select destination in Africa where international air travel is allowed. In addition, Rwandair will operate flights between Kigali and Dubai. More destinations will be added […]

TravelComments.com – Rwanda: Rwandair extends the temporary suspension of passenger flights!

Rwanda’s borders remain closed to passenger flights in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The country’s flag carrier, Rwandair, will therefore extend the temporary suspension of passenger flights until the restrictions are lifted. The airline announced that customers holding tickets for flights with Rwandair have the option to rebook with the airline and […]

Qatar Airways to also take stake in RwandAir

RWANDAIR TO BECOME PART OF THE GROWING QATAR AIRWAYS GROUP (Posted 05th February 2020) After taking a 60 percent stake in the redesigned Bugesera International Airport, which cost has risen to at least 1.3 billion US Dollars, has information emerged from the sidelines of the aeropolitical summit currently held in Doha, that Qatar Airways is […]

No more commissions for RwandAir ticket sales come January 2020

RWANDAIR REDUCES AGENTS COMMISSION FROM 3 PERCENT TO ZERO (Posted 20th December 2019) Information is emerging that RwandAir has announced that the airline will shed paying agents commission which hitherto stood at 3 percent. As of 01st of January 2020 will ticket sales no longer be commissionable to travel agents. This comes in the face […]

#RwandAir joins hands with ‘Save A Child’s Heart’

RWANDAIR FLIES CHILDREN TO ISRAEL FOR HEART SURGERY (Posted 04th July 2019) RwandAir has confirmed that it is partnering with Save a Child’s Heart (SACH) to provide life-saving cardiac treatment to Rwandan Children. Eight children, four mothers, one doctor and one nurse departed last night to Tel Aviv on one of the first RwandAir direct […]

#RwandAir commences flights to #TelAviv in #Israel

#KIGALI TO TEL AVIV INAUGURAL FLIGHT ENROUTE TO RWANDAIR’S 29TH DESTINATION (Posted 25th June 2019) RwandAir’s first flight to Tel Aviv, WB 502, has just taken off from Kigali International Airport. Flights are now available three times a week, giving pilgrims from East Africa to the Holy Land another choice how to get there, besides […]

#RwandAir launches their Guangzhou flights

KIGALI – MUMBAI – GUANGZHOU IS NOW A REALITY (Posted 18th June 2019) (Pictures courtesy of RwandAir – the A333 taxiing for take off in Kigali on its maiden flight to Guangzhou) The inaugural flight from Kigali to Guangzhou took off a short while ago from Kigali International Airport, using an Airbus A330-300 for the […]

#RwandAir announces launch date for flights from #Kigali to #TelAviv

TEL AVIV SET TO JOIN RWANDAIR’S GROWING NETWORK (Posted 28th May 2019) RwandAir just announced that it will commence direct flights to Tel Aviv, the economic and technology hub of Israel, from Kigali starting from 25th of June 2019. RwandAir will seamlessly connect tourists and business travelers between Tel Aviv and its network three times […]

#RwandAir to launch #Guangzhou flights in June

GUANGZHOU SET TO JOIN RWANDAIR’S GROWING NETWORK IN JUNE AS 28TH DESTINATION (Posted 10th May 2019) RwandAir just announced that the airline will commence flights to Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong and the third largest city in China, effective 18th of June, 2019. RwandAir will fly to Guangzhou three times a week on Tuesdays, […]

Just two weeks left for #RwandAir’s launch of flights to #Kinshasa

KINSHASA – TWO WEEKS AND COUNTING (Posted 03rd April 2019) RwandAir, confirmed yesterday that it will launch flights to Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) effective 17th of April, 2019. RwandAir will operate three weekly direct flights from Kigali hub to N’Djili International Airport, the largest of the four international […]

#RwandAir now eyes #Kinshasa flights

KINSHASA TO JOIN EXPANDING RWANDAIR NETWORK (Posted 22nd March 2019) A regular source from Kigali has suggested that flights from Kigali to Kinshasa could commence within weeks, after a new bilateral air services agreement has been signed between the two countries. Since the change of guard in Kinshasa have new opportunities for cooperation been explored […]