Our people have been charged exorbitant prices for tickets because there was no competition. - Monica Azuba Ntege

It is owned 100 percent by the Ugandan government, but after that the plan is to work with other airlines and in future we will float share.

The expansion will coincide with the opening of a new international airport at Kabaale close to the Congolese border in 2021, a hub that will serve Uganda’s expanding oil industry. The carrier will also provide links to four regional airfields that are being expanded to encourage tourist visits.

We’re moving progressively, but we’re getting there. We had a national airline and it went down. We don’t want to make the same mistakes.