The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates has given
its approval to a request for Uganda Airlines to operate direct flights from Entebbe,
Uganda to Abu Dhabi.

The approval was conveyed on Wednesday 24 the April 2024 during a meeting
between H.E. Zaake W. Kibedi, Ambassador of the Republic of Uganda to the United
Arab Emirates and H.E. Omar Ghaleb, Deputy Director General of the GCAA.

The approval was premised on the pre-condition that Uganda Airlines fulfils all the
required formalities.

The meeting was also attended by Mr Deo Nyanzi - Manager Government Relations
and Routes Coordination, Uganda Airlines, Mr. Daniel Wadada - First Secretary,
Uganda Embassy, Abu Dhabi and Mr Hassan Ahmed Barman - Officer in Charge of
Air Transport, strategy and International Affairs at the GCAA.

The approval of direct flights to Abu Dhabi marks an important milestone in the
expansion of the fast growing Uganda Airlines which is Uganda’s flag carrier. The
airline was revived in 2019 and currently has ten international routes.