RwandAir to add Airbus A330neo, Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
RwandAir will take delivery of 2 Airbus A330neos and 2 Boeing 737 MAX 8s in 2019 and has confirmed new services to the US and China. The A330neo will be deployed on the Kigali-New York route, which will launch in June 2019 to bring more tourism to Rwanda, CE Yvonne Manzi Makolo said. Tourism is the No. 1 industry in the Eastern African nation of Rwanda. Kigali-Guangzhou (China) services will also begin early next year. To balance the network in terms of additional long-haul routes, more short- and medium-haul destinations will be added. For example, Makolo said routes to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Djibouti (East Africa), Bamako (Mali) and Conakry (Guinea) are on the immediate list. RwandAir is also focusing on fleet harmonisation. “We are phasing out the CRJs and are discussing a replacement,” she said. <br/>
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RwandAir to add Airbus A330neo, Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
RwandAir will take delivery of 2 Airbus A330neos and 2 Boeing 737 MAX 8s in 2019 and has confirmed new services to the US and China. The A330neo will be deployed on the Kigali-New York route, which will launch in June 2019 to bring more tourism to Rwanda, CE Yvonne Manzi Makolo said. Tourism is the No. 1 industry in the Eastern African nation of Rwanda. Kigali-Guangzhou (China) services will also begin early next year. To balance the network in terms of additional long-haul routes, more short- and medium-haul destinations will be added. For example, Makolo said routes to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Djibouti (East Africa), Bamako (Mali) and Conakry (Guinea) are on the immediate list. RwandAir is also focusing on fleet harmonisation. “We are phasing out the CRJs and are discussing a replacement,” she said. <br/>
