RwandAir to start Mumbai-Gaungzhou flights
By IAR DeskRwandAir will operate flights thrice a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays to Guangzhou from Mumbai
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Kigali – RwandAir, the national airlines of the Republic of Rwanda will operate flights to the Chinese city of Guangzhow from 18th June 2019. Guangzhow is the capital of Guangdong province, and China’s third largest city.
RwandAir announced last week that it will operate flights thrice a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays to Guangzhou. Guangzhou has been added to the already existing Mumbai route and will be operated by Airbus A330 with triple class cabin, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, on board wi-fi, in-flight entertainment, and comfortable seats, making it very comfortable for long haul flights.
Commenting on the upcoming launch of the Guangzhou route, Yvonne Manzi Makolo, the CEO of RwandAir said, “With the increasing volume of trade between African countries and China, the need to meet the high demand of businessmen and traders travelling between Africa and Guangzhou is strongly felt. This new route will open new business opportunities and also increase our passenger and cargo traffic.”
Guangzhou, well known as the ‘Canton city’ is an expansive port city northwest of Hong Kong on the Pearl River. The city, which is one of the major shopping destinations for merchants, also features popular tourist attractions, such as the iconic Canton Tower and Guangzhou Chimelong Tourist Resort which offers an amusement park, international circus, water park, a bird park and a hotel.
Guangzhou will be RwandAir’s second destination in Asia, following Mumbai, which has been operational since April 2017. This new route will extend RwandAir’s network to 28 destinations.
About RwandAir
From its hub at the heart of Africa at Kigali International Airport, RwandAir os reputed for its excellent on-time performance, customer service and safety, and has one of the youngest fleets on the African continent. RwandAir is an IATA member airline and has been an IOSA, ISAGO and EASA certified.
With a fleet of twelve aircraft, including a wide-body Airbus A330, the airline currently reaches out to 27 destinations across East, West, Central, and Southern Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia.
Previously RwandAir started flights from Kigali to Mumbai, Harare, London (Gatwick), Brussels, Abuja, and Capetown, as well as Dakar, Abidjan, Liberville and Brazaville from its second hub in Cotonou. On 17th April this year RwandAir launched flights to Kinshasa, Luanda, Tel Aviv, and Addis Ababa will be added to the expanding network this year. RwandAir also plans to enter the American market with flights to New York.
