SOON COMING TO AN AIRPORT NEAR YOU – RWANDAIR’S NEW BOMBARDIER Q400
(Posted 26th February 2014)
(Picture courtesy of RwandAir)
The latest acquisition by RwandAir, Rwanda’s national airline, a Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft in a dual class configuration, will later this week commence its journey home to The Land of a Thousand Hills, where the new bird is expected to land on Monday afternoon.
RwandAir already operates a wet leased Bombardier Dash 8-200, which will upon arrival of the new aircraft be retired and returned to the lessors in Nairobi. The Q400 will join two Bombardier CRJ900NextGen already in service with RwandAir for over a year now, also purchased from the Canadian manufacturer with reportedly two more options for the same aircraft type on the books.
The next big event for RwandAir, after the delivery of the new aircraft, will be the launch of flights from Kigali to Douala, the airline’s 16th destination, due at the end of March. The new destination will bring the number of RwandAir’s West African connections to 5, after Brazzaville, Libreville, Lagos and Accra. For more information about schedules, fares and special offers visit www.rwandair.com
