RwandAir has announced plans to add extra frequencies on the Kigali – Nairobi giving its customers more choice on a route that has been primarily served with two daily frequencies. While maintaining the daily 7am and 4pm departures from Kigali to Nairobi, the airline has introduced 11am flights every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday and 8.45pm flights every Monday, Thursday and Saturday.

While announcing these developments on the schedule, RwandAir’s GM - Commercial Alice Katiti also confirmed that the airline will be adding a fourth frequency to South Africa’s capital, Johannesburg. “Nairobi and Johannesburg are key hubs on the continent for travellers and we feel the need to give our guests more flexibility and options. We are experiencing increasing demands on both destinations hence our move to avail more seats. The recently launched Gisenyi will also be getting two more flights bringing it to six times weekly”, said Mrs. Katiti.

“The delivery of our Boeing 737- 800 this August could not have come at a better time for the airline since we are already experiencing capacity constraints on some routes like Kilimanjaro and Dar es Salaam whose operations have now been upgraded from CRJ to Boeing 737 – 500 due to increased loads. We are pleased to now offer a business class service on this route”, she added. Kilimanjaro and Dar es Salaam will be getting its fifth weekly frequency this August.

The airline will be taking delivery of two Boeing 737- 800 from Boeing Commercial Airplanes this August and September respectively.  The new jets, which will be the first of RwandAir’s fleet to be fitted with inflight entertainment system, are expected to change the airline’s on-board experience for its customers especially on the Johannesburg and Dubai routes.