White bull welcomes new carrier to Juba

Feb 03, 2009

SKYJET, a new airline company, has launched fights on the Entebbe - Juba route.

By Ayiga Ondoga
in Juba

SKYJET, a new airline company, has launched fights on the Entebbe - Juba route.

A return air ticket will cost $390 (about sh764,400) inclusive of taxes.

The service is expected to easy transport and promote business between Uganda and South Sudan.

A white bull was on Sunday slaughtered at Juba Airport to commemorate the inaugural flight witnessed by Garang Deng Aguer, the proprietor, and Musoke Tamale, the Kampala operations manager.

“We used to fly from Entebbe to Juba via Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), which is a long route. But this is now a shorter route,” Edward Yak, a social worker on board, stated. “We want Africa to develop like the outside world,” he added.

Maj. Gen. Elias Waya, who was also on the inaugural flight said: “The service is okay and it’s the first good service to South Sudan because previously, we used to book one week earlier to travel to Uganda.”

“It has not been an easy venture but we have a long-term development plan. Our programme is big. We are not here for quick money but to give service to the travelling public because we are an indigenous aircraft,” Tamale explained.

Deng said the new service would ease transport for the 12 million population of South Sudan.

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