Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority is still awaiting directives from the government on when commercial flights should resume as infrastructure upgrade continues at Entebbe International Airport amidst measures to control the spread of coronavirus disease. Last week, social media and a section of mainstream media …
Read More »Two drugs dealers arrested at Entebbe airport
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aviation police at Entebbe International Airport has arrested two drug dealers who were shipping drugs to Cameroon and India. Sources at the airport reveal that National Aviation Services Uganda at Entebbe International Airport received cargo for export from one Mugabi Azaria of Sky Net Worldwide …
Read More »Second group of 300 Ugandans return from United Arab Emirates
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Another batch of 300 Ugandans have returned from United Arab Emirates (UAE), a month after the first group of 270 arrived in the country. The Ugandans were stranded in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Umar Quwain and other states following the closure of Uganda’s borders and Entebbe …
Read More »382 Ugandans return from Saudi Arabia
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 382 Ugandans, mostly domestic workers have returned from Saudi Arabia aboard a chartered Saudi Airlines flight. The group departed from King Khalid International Airport on Tuesday afternoon and arrived at Entebbe International Airport around 8pm. They were received by Foreign Affairs Ministry officials. …
Read More »Another group of 88 stranded Ugandans arrives from Brazil, Canada
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Another group of Members of the Watoto Children’s Choir has returned home after more than three months in Brazil. They are among the 88 Ugandans who landed at Entebbe International Airport last evening on flights from Canada, Brazil and the Caribbean. The choir, with 26 …
Read More »Stranded Ugandans return from Sudan
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of 32 Ugandans, who were stranded in Khartoum, Sudan following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns that affected air movement, have this evening arrived at Entebbe International Airport. The group that arrived aboard Tarco Airlines arrived at Entebbe at 5:52 pm and boarded off the …
Read More »Eddie Kenzo petitions Parliament for evacuation from Ivory Coast
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Singer Edirisa Musuuza also known as Eddie Kenzo has petitioned Parliament seeking government’s intervention to have him evacuated from Ivory Coast. Kenzo has been held up for the last two months due to the closure of borders occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Kenzo left …
Read More »13 Ugandans return, quarantined in hotels
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirteen Ugandans who were stranded abroad following the outbreak of COVID-19 arrived in the country on Monday. The 13, including five females and eight males arrived at Entebbe International Airport at 7:30 pm from Addis Abba, Ethiopia aboard Ethiopian Airlines. They are Barbra Kavuya, Blanche …
Read More »Entebbe International Airport shutdown to hit Airlines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Managers of different airlines say the temporary suspension of passenger flights in and out of Uganda will have drastic effects on their operations and revenues. They however welcome the move because they say it will safeguard people as governments and individuals set up measures …
Read More »Entebbe Airport shutdown a blessing in disguise for expansion project – CAA
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) says the presidential directive to shutdown Entebbe International Airport is a blessing in disguise for the ongoing expansion project works. While addressing the press at the visibly empty airport yesterday, the CAA spokesperson, Vianney Luggya says that the authority …
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