Uganda: Entebbe International Airport reopens on 01 October 2020! [update]

update (17 September 2020): Qatar Airways has confirmed that it will resume flights between Hamad International Airport (DOH) in Doha and Entebbe International Airport (EBB) in Entebbe. Effective 02 October 2020, the airline will operate three weekly return flights to Entebbe.

Uganda's international airport, Entebbe International Airport (EBB) in Entebbe, is set to reopen on 01 October 2020 after nearly five months of closure over the coronavirus pandemic. According to a preliminary three-month schedule (effective 01 October 2020) published by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA), the country's national airline Uganda Airlines and various international airlines, such as Kenya Airways, Qatar Airways, Air Tanzania, Ethiopian Airlines, FlyDubai, RwandAir, KLM, Turkish Airlines, Emirates and Brussels Airlines, are planning to resume flights to Uganda. We'll keep you posted!

 

Zimbabwe sets dates for the reopening of its airspace for domestic and international flights!

Zimbabwe's Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa, announced during a post-cabinet briefing on 08 September 2020 that the country has set dates for the reopening of its airspace for domestic and international flights. Domestic flights in Zimbabwe will resume on 10 September 2020, while international flights will be allowed again from 01 October 2020.
For the resumption of flights, standard operating procedures (SOPs) have been put in place at some of the country's domestic airports and all its international airports. The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has introduced new health protocols to increase hygiene at the airports. These include temperature testing, social distancing, sanitisation and mandatory wearing of masks. Travellers planning to board a flights to or in Zimbabwe will be required to have a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) Covid-19 clearance certificate issued by a recognised facility within 48 hours from the date of departure in line with the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. 

#PostCabinetBriefing Domestic and International flights will resume on 10 September and 1 October respectively. All travellers will be required to have a PCR COVID-19 Clearance Certificate issued by a recognized facility within 48 hours from the date of departure. pic.twitter.com/xqHB3p5X0F

— Ministry of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting (@InfoMinZW) September 8, 2020