British Airways suspends flights to Entebbe

KAMPALA - British Airways has announced it will be suspending flights from Heathrow to Entebbe, with the last flight to Entebbe on October 2, 2015.

A statement by Edward Frost, Regional Commercial Manager, East and Southern Africa, the Heathrow - Entebbe flights will be suspended as "services are no longer commercially viable."

The last flight out of Entebbe to Heathrow will be on October 3.

Increasing volumes of trade between Uganda and countries in the Middle East have recently attracted several airlines offering services to countries like UAE, China and Turkey among others.

There is now a record five Middle east based airlines operating in Uganda, including Fly Emirates, Fly Dubai, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways.