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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airport taxi operators say the implementation of the new COVID-19 preventive measures at the airport have affected their business. Travelers entering the country are required to test for COVID-19 at the testing centre in the gardens of Peniel Beach Hotel, less than two kilometres away from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Quarantine centres are set to close after people who returned from abroad before October 1st, completed their required 14-day stay. The Ministry’s senior Public Relations Officer Emmanuel Ainebyoona said everyone that is coming into the country will now be required to present COVID-19 negative …

Hong Kong, China | AFP | Violent protests are driving Hong Kong down a “path of no return”, the city’s leader warned Tuesday as its airport struggled to recover from an unprecedented shutdown triggered by a rally and authorities in Beijing sent more ominous signals that the unrest must end. The …

Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | Dubai International Airport said it retained its top global spot in 2018 after serving the largest number of passengers for the fifth year in a row despite falling short of its target. Traffic at the major transit hub rose slightly to 89.15 million passengers, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is 7.5 percent increase in the number of travelers entering Uganda through Entebbe International Airport, the Public Affairs Manager Civil Aviation Authority-CAA, Vianney Luggya has revealed. Statistics from the airport show that Uganda received 1,620,000 passengers in 2017. However, Entebbe International Airport registered 130,099 …

Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom | AFP | Two people were arrested in connection with the “criminal use of drones” at London Gatwick Airport, police said Saturday, after three days of disruption affected tens of thousands of passengers during the pre-Christmas getaway. Drones were first sighted hovering around Britain’s second-busiest air …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | London’s Gatwick Airport reopened on Friday for a limited number of flights, after mysterious drone sightings caused chaos that left tens of thousands of passengers stranded over the past three days. Police said they were still hunting for the drone operator or operators and …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has started upgrading the security search park at Entebbe International Airport to ease the screening of people entering and leaving the airport. CAA has already started expanding the security search park and is expected to complete the works in May …

Uganda procures four 100-seater aircraft Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport has outlined several projects it has embarked on in promoting adequate, safe and well maintained infrastructure and services in Uganda. Presenting her ministry’s accountability as part of the the NRM Manifesto 2016-2021 Week at …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Flight schedule for Entebbe International Airport, Uganda on Thursday. DAY- THURSDAY   ARRIVAL FLIGHTS____________________________________DEPARTURE FLIGHTS FLIGHT AIRLINE ORIGIN ARRIVAL TIME (HRS) DESTINATION DEP.TIME (HRS) FLIGHT KQ 418 Kenya Airways KGL 02 10 NBO 03 50 KQ 419 WB 464 RwandAir KGL 02 50 …