📷 Uganda Airlines: Entebbe to London experience in pictures
Flight UR 110 departed Entebbe at around 9:50am on May 18 and touched down in London at about 16:55, operated on the airline’s Airbus A330-800neo.
Some of the passengers on the airline. (Courtesy photos)
Ali Twaha
Journalist @New Vision
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Uganda Airlines maiden flight from Entebbe International Airport to Gatwick International Airport, London was full of celebrations for many passengers in-flight.
Andrew Kitaka, the former acting executive director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) being welcomed on board.
I was on board among other journalists to witness this historic event.
Flight UR 110 departed Entebbe at around 9:50am on May 18 and touched down in London at about 16:55, operated on the airline’s Airbus A330-800neo.
The entire flight journey was smooth for passengers and they cheered on Senior Capt. Sam Masaba, Captain Clive Okoth and the entire crew. They touched down at Gatwick.
The Uganda Airline will run four times a week—on Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays—using an Airbus A330-800neo. The nine-hour nonstop flight will offer 20 business class seats, 28 in premium economy, and 210 in economy.
At Gatwick, the Crane and passengers was received by Jonathan Pollard, Gatwick's chief commercial officer.
“Uganda Airlines is very welcome to Gatwick,” Pollard said.
Media personality Douglas Lwanga also joined the inaugural flight to London.
“I have to say that if I get the sort welcome that I had coming through arrivals today, I’m very well looking forward to going to Uganda. I mean, that was memorable. It's clearly a fantastic country for lots of people in the UK.”
Adedayo Olawuyi, Chief Commercial Officer at Uganda Airlines.
Gatwick welcomed the airline CEO Jenifer Bamuturaki joined by senior officials including British High Commissioner Lisa Chesney, Works and Transport Minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, Trade Minister Francis Mwebesa, Treasury Permanent Secretary Ramathan Ggoobi among others tourism professionals, and regular travelers.
A female flight attendant serving a snack to passengers during the flight.
Susan Batuka, the head of legal Uganda Airlines during the flight.
Senior Capt. Sam Masaba was praised for the smooth ride during the nearly the nine hour flight.