Will Kigali’s new projected airport make African aviation take off?
CNN has just published a very detailed article which discusses the construction of a new $2 billion airport in Rwanda, located 40 kilometres south...
RwandAir set to launch daily nonstop London flights
RwandAir is to launch daily direct services between London Heathrow and Kigali this winter, as it continues to expand its European network and meet...
Rwandair signs cargo handling contract with WFS for first-ever direct flights to Paris
RwandAir, the flag carrier airline of Rwanda, has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) as the cargo handling partner for its new direct flights to...
RwandAir starts its first-ever flights to Paris, its 25th destination
The new three-weekly service started today
RwandAir has today launched new direct flights to the popular city of Paris for the first time. The initial...
RwandAir partners with Qatar Airways Cargo to launch new Africa Hub in Kigali
RwandAir has today launched a major new African cargo hub in partnership with Qatar Airways Cargo. The new Kigali Cargo Hub is part of a...
RwandAir flights between Kigali and Brussels will also stop in Paris Charles de Gaulle
Currently, RwandAir passengers travelling from Kigali to Paris CDG or vice versa can use the codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines to travel on the...
RwandAir and Turkish Airlines sign landmark codeshare agreement
RwandAir has signed a major new codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines as it continues to expand its global reach.The new codeshare partnership will offer...
First non-stop Kigali to London Heathrow service takes flight with RwandAir
RwandAir’s first non-stop flight between Kigali and London landed at Heathrow today. The ambitious African airline has been operating flights to London via Brussels for...
RwandAir De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 suffers runway excursion upon landing at Kamembe Airport
In the morning of 22 October, a RwandAir De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 (registered 9XR-WM) operated domestic flight WB601 between Kigali and Kamembe, Rwanda....
RwandAir replaces triangular Kigali-Brussels-London Heathrow with direct Kigali-Heathrow flights
RwandAir will launch direct flights between London Heathrow, United Kingdom and Kigali, Rwanda from 6 November 2022. "The African airline has been operating flights...
RwandAir marks the fifth anniversary of its presence in Brussels
Direct flights from Kigali to Brussels started on 14 July 2017
RwandAir celebrated five successful years of flying between Kigali and Brussels yesterday. Its first...
Brussels Airlines flight to Kigali diverts to Dubrovnik for sick passenger
Brussels Airlines flight SN465 to Kigali, Rwanda, operated by Airbus A330-300 registered OO-SFD, diverted to Dubrovnik, Croatia, after a passenger needed urgent medical assistance.The...
RwandAir to operate direct flights from Kigali to Doha’s Hamad International Airport (HIA)
RwandAir to benefit from HIA’s services and strategic location with three weekly flights
Qatar Airways has closed its Kigali-Doha route after 9 years of operations...
Qatar Airways and RwandAir join forces to give customers greater choice over combined networks
Partnership will leverage Qatar Airways’ global network, increase access to African destinations, and integrate respective loyalty programmes’ benefits Qatar Airways passengers will be able to...
Qatar Airways resumes passenger flights to Kigali, Rwanda, and Nairobi, Kenya
Airline now operates 33 weekly flights to eight African destinations
Qatar Airways Cargo will now offer more than 700 tonnes of cargo capacity...
Kigali airport reopens and RwandAir takes off again on 1 August
RwandAir announced for 1 August the relaunch of eight routes in Africa plus one to Dubai. For flights to/from Europe, it will be necessary...
Kigali International Airport reopens on 1 August
Rwanda will resume commercial flights to Kigali International Airport starting 1 August, a senior aviation official said on Sunday.Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority's Director-General Silas...
Qatar Airways takes majority stake in Rwanda’s new international airport
The Government of Rwanda and Qatar Airways today concluded an investment partnership for Rwanda’s new international airport. The partnership features three agreements to build,...
Volga-Dnepr Group aids emergency Ebola delivery in Kigali, Rwanda, for the Democratic Republic of Congo
Volga-Dnepr Group assisted in the Mérieux Foundation's efforts to control the Ebola virus disease epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by undertaking...
RwandAir launches three weekly flights between Kigali and Guangzhou (via Mumbai)
From 18 June, RwandAir will launch three weekly flights between Kigali, Rwanda and Guangzhou, China via a stopover in Mumbai, India. The airline will...