Beyond Business Class
RwandAir, the national carrier of the Republic of Rwanda, is reputed for its excellent on-time performance, customer service and safety – and it has one of the youngest fleets on the African continent.
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Vital Stats
- Tel: +27 11 289 8050 | 8080
- +27 11 390 2162
- Email: johannesburg@rwandair.com
- Website: rwandair.com
RwandAir has just celebrated yet another big milestone as the airline continues to expand its network. "Our aim is to provide to our customers seamless and better connections on the continent and beyond. Abuja and Cape Town come in as a boost to the different economies in terms of tourism and trade on one hand and enhance bilateral partnership between our countries on the other," beams Chance Ndagano, previous CEO of RwandAir.
RwandAir, an IATA member, recently renewed its IOSA certification and has been ISAGO and EASA certified. With a fleet of twelve aircraft, including two wide-body Airbus A330 acquired last year, the airline currently reaches out to 26 destinations across East, Central, West and Southern Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia.
Rapid African advancement
Launched in December 2002 as RwandAir Express, RwandAir is among the continent's the fastest-growing airlines, despite its recent entry into the market. Since its first flight took off, RwandAir has boasted unsurpassed, safe and reliable service, operating from the city of Kigali.
The Rwandan airline aims to connect Rwanda with the world and vice versa. This goal is being achieved through its network that currently covers a number of cities throughout Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. RwandAir's most popular flight routes include flights from Johannesburg to Dubai, London and Mumbai.
A year of successes
Recently, RwandAir started flights from Kigali to Mumbai, London (Gatwick) and Brussels as well as Dakar from its new hub in Cotonou. The airline also introduced flights to Abidjan, Libreville and Brazzaville from its Cotonou hub. In May 2017 the airline started flying direct from Cape Town to Harare.
This year the airline will be introducing new routes to Addis, Tel Aviv, China and New York.
