RwandAir will launch two new routes in April — Mumbai and Harare — bringing its route network to 21 destinations.
Mumbai will be served by four flights a week after earlier plans to operate the service via Dubai ran into difficulties in securing fifth freedom rights between Dubai and Mumbai.
In that respect, the carrier will need a larger African network to generate the necessary feed to the service.
The carrier that has 11 aircraft in its fleet and expects the 12th one this year; it is also looking to introduce flights to New York and London in 2017. The necessary upgrades to the security and passenger screening process at Kigali International Airport are already in progress.
If operated direct, RwandAir’s planned service to New York is a potential game changer for the carrier and a disruptor for competitors because it will be the first direct service from East Africa to the US mainland.
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