8 October 2026

Uganda Airlines to Begin Entebbe–Accra Operations from 27 October 2026

Uganda Airlines will begin operations between Entebbe and Accra on Tuesday 27 October 2026. A delegation from Uganda National Airlines Company Limited, led by Deo Nyanzi, formally informed Ghana's Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, of the start date during a courtesy call, and the Minister welcomed the delegation.

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Why this article matters
Uganda Airlines’ service to Ghana now has a confirmed start date, and the airline has put that date directly before Ghana’s Minister for Transport. The courtesy call is the formal notice that operations between Entebbe and Accra begin on 27 October 2026.

The route links Uganda and Ghana by air, the kind of connection between African countries the Minister pointed to when he received the delegation. The notification fixes the day the Entebbe–Accra service starts, and that date is the milestone the route now works towards.

Uganda Airlines will begin operations between Entebbe and Accra on Tuesday 27 October 2026. A delegation from Uganda National Airlines Company Limited, led by Deo Nyanzi, Manager for Government Relations and Routes Coordination, paid a courtesy call on Ghana's Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, to formally inform him of the start of operations.

Nikpe welcomed the delegation and stressed the importance of strengthening air connectivity between African countries so that people can travel safely, easily, comfortably, conveniently and cheaply.