By Prof. Dr. Wolfgang
H. Theme, eTN Africa Correspondent | May 19, 2014
Information received
while in Kenya this week shows a further rise in passenger numbers for Entebbe
International Airport during 2013, with figures for the first time rising above
the one million mark with 1,025,391 compared to 964,274 the previous year.
Domestic passenger numbers nearly doubled, the first time in over a decade that
figures have risen again after a constant decline in local passengers. Here,
the 2013 figure reached 21,448, up from just 13,464.
The figures were
presented to the 9th Joint Transport Sector Review earlier in the week in
Kampala by Dr. Rama Makuza, CEO of the Uganda
Civil Aviation Authority.
Also up were aircraft
movements overall from 22,370 to 23,091 indicating that the number of flights
has risen besides airlines switching to larger aircraft to cater to growing
passenger numbers.
The capital Kampala,
besides access to the international airport in Entebbe – a new
four-lane highway is being constructed to cut down on traffic delays – can also
use the Mission Aviation Fellowship owned Kajjasi airfield, located just 15
kilometers outside the city, which is also the home base of the Kampala Aero
Club and Ndege Juu. It is from there that the Aero Club operates its domestic
charter and scheduled coach services, while Aerolink, a
sister company to Air Kenya, operates their domestic flights and charters from
the main airport in Entebbe
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