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Africa-Press<\/a> – Rwanda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Rwanda\u2019s national carrier \u2013 Rwandair has announced plans to add Lubumbashi and Goma, two towns of Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) to its routes soon.<\/p>\n

The airline said it will respectively inaugurate on September 29 and October 15 bi-weekly flights to Lubumbashi, the mining capital of the DRC, and Goma, capital of the province of North Kivu.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to add Lubumbashi and Goma to our network from 29th September & 15th October 2021 respectively,\u201d the airline said on Twitter.<\/p>\n

Rwandair CEO, Yvonne Makolo said the carrier\u2019s new bi-weekly routes to Lubumbashi and Goma will provide more choices and flexibility to customers traveling to the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe that these new routes will be extremely popular with RwandAir customers and that they will strengthen diplomatic and commercial ties between DRC and Rwanda,\u201d Makolo said.<\/p>\n

RwandAir\u2019s first destination in the DRC was in Kinshasa in April 2019 and with the two new routes the airline said it is tripling the capacity available to DRC.<\/p>\n

Despite the Covid19 impact on the aviation sector, the airline also stated that it plans to expand its reach not only across sub-Saharan Africa, but also to further destinations on the continent<\/p>\n

Rwandair currently connects to more than 25 destinations in Africa, Europe, Middle East and Asia and has started resuming flights to most countries following a temporary closure due to Covid-19.<\/p>\n

The announcement comes days after both Rwanda and DRC Presidents held bilateral meetings in the month of June 2021 which focused on improving trade between the two neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. Rwanda\u2019s national carrier \u2013 Rwandair has announced plans to add Lubumbashi and Goma, two towns of Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) to its routes soon. 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