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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Uganda Airlines plans to increase in flights to Mombasa, describing the route as one of the most lucrative in its operations.<\/p>\n

Speaking in Mombasa on Saturday where the airline sponsored a golf tournament the airline\u2019s country manager Peggy Macharia said the rapid growth can be attributed to increased trade between the two countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have seen a lot of growth in Mombasa post-Covid hence the need to shout about it. We have business traffic from Uganda to the Mombasa port and Kenyans going to Uganda as a tourism destination,\u201d Macharia said.<\/p>\n

The airline flies into Mombasa from Entebbe, Uganda thrice a week, using CRJ-900 jets whose capacity is 76 passengers. Each flight has an average 80 per cent full.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany clients come to Mombasa port for business. And that is why we are looking to increase frequency to Mombasa as a destination,\u201d Macharia said.<\/p>\n

From Entebbe the airline flies into 11 African countries including Tanzania, Burundi, South Sudan, South Africa.<\/p>\n

They are looking to start flying into Nigeria within the next three months.<\/p>\n

Market development representative of the Uganda Tourism Board in the Africa source market, Anthony Ochieng, said Kenya is the number one source market for Uganda.<\/p>\n

Last year, close to 400,000 Kenyans visited Uganda either as tourists, business travellers or due to cultural or family ties.<\/p>\n

Ochieng said with the encouraging numbers, the airline might open other routes into the Coastal region with flights to Malindi, Ukunda and Lamu.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the near future we will be thinking of other routes to the Coastal parts of Kenya but currently we are concentrating on increasing the load Entebbe-Mombasa and Mombasa-Entebbe,\u201d Ochieng said.<\/p>\n

According to Ochieng, Uganda\u2019s tourism sector is steadily improving with United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) statistics suggesting full recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic might be achieved in 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a gradual growth if you look at the tourism statistics from the East Africa Community states,\u201d Ochieng said.<\/p>\n

Majority of Ugandans fly into Mombasa and by extension, Diani, for weddings, parties and other social activities, apart from business, he said<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are trying very hard to promote intra tourism within Africa. There is vigour in wildlife products marketing, cultural tourism marketing and MICE.<\/p>\n

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