Entebbe Court sentences Venezuelan for drug trafficking
Entebbe Magistrates Court has sentenced a 24-year-old female Venezuelan national to 22 years in prison for drug trafficking through Entebbe International Airport. Entebbe Grade 1 Magistrate, Her Worship Okeny Susan, sentenced Rodriguez Fagundez Albelys Doralys to Kigo prison on two counts of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs and trafficking of […]
Minister lauds Entebbe International Airport works
The Minister of the State Works, Hon. Gen. Katumba Wamala inspected on-going works for upgrade and expansion of Entebbe International Airport (EIA) with a team from the Joint Transport Sector Review and expressed satisfaction with the progress on Wednesday, 29 August, 2018. Civil Aviation Authority officials led by the Managing […]
Entebbe International Airport Expansion Works on Course
Adopted from The Weekly Observer of 12th – 18th September, 2018.
CAA, EMC Agree to Share Development Plans
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) hosted a team from Entebbe Municipal Council’s Physical Planning Committee on Friday 17th August, 2018 and the two parties agreed to comprehensively share details of on-going and future airport development plans. In a fruitful meeting held at Entebbe International Airport (EIA), CAA’s Manager Aerodrome Engineering Planning […]
Air Tanzania Resumes Direct Flights to Entebbe
Air Tanzania, resumed flights in and out of Entebbe International Airport (EIA) On 26th August, 2018, and was welcomed with a water gun salute in a colorful ceremony spiced with traditional entertainment. The Q400, 76 seater aircraft touched down at Entebbe at 1:10 pm and was received by the Minister […]
Ugandans Called to Support Uganda Airlines As Entebbe Renovation Nears Completion
Ugandans have been urged once again to support the newly revamped national career, the Uganda Airlines when it takes to the skies early next year. The call was made by State Minister for Works, Gen Katumba Wamala, who noted that the airline will need to a lot of local support […]
Health Precautionary Measures in Place at Entebbe International Airport
Following an outbreak of Ebola in neighboring DRC, Uganda has taken major steps in preventing its possible spread. “Health authorities at the international entry and exit point at Entebbe International Airport are ensuring that passengers originating from suspected areas and or who exhibit symptoms of the disease are screened and […]
Air Tanzania Commences Flights To Uganda
By Monica Acan ENTEBBE The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said it has completed 17 per cent of the ongoing expansion works at Entebbe International Airport, a year after the project was commissioned. The completed works are part of the 20-year National Civil Aviation Master plan to revamp the airport […]
Traffic growth pushing Entebbe airport expansion
Cargo plan. On cargo growth, he says in the year of the authority’s inception, it recorded 6,600 tonnes of cargo for both import and export, but by end of 2017, the numbers had grown to 59,000 metric tonnes. Photo by Henry Lubega In Summary The expansion: The expansion project follows a […]
Entebbe traffic hit 1.53 million passengers in 2017, up 8.1% versus 2016; Jambojet newest airline while Heathrow is leading unserved route
Entebbe Airport welcomed the arrival of Jambojet’s inaugural service from Nairobi on 15 February, with the Ugandan airport greeting the airline’s first flight with a water arch salute. The carrier presently operates the 520-kilometre route twice-daily using its fleet of Q400s. Last year Entebbe handled 1.53 million passengers, up 8.1% […]