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Uganda ready to sign Africa open skies plan

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The Uganda Airlines A330-800 neo taking off from Tolouse, France for Uganda. PHOTO | AIRBUS

By  Julius Barigaba

Reporter in Kampala, Uganda

Nation Media Group

Uganda is keen to sign the Single Africa Air Transport Market protocol, ending years of fence-sitting.

Authorities in Kampala indicated this week that the Uganda will join the open skies regime in the next financial year.

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