The Uganda High Commission in South Africa and Uganda Airlines, on Tuesday marked three years of the national carrier's operations since revival with celebrations.

The function was hosted by Uganda's High Commissioner to South Africa, Paul Amoru at the mission's chancery in Pretoria.

During the celebration, Amoru and his guests, agreed to continue working together through partnerships and collaborations to relentlessly market the airline and support its growth, opening up of more routes, acquisition of more and bigger aircrafts and sustained longevity of the airline in the skies.

The High Commissioner pledged to work towards fostering an even stronger working relationship with the Airlines through the pledged collaborations to ensure that Uganda's flagship national passenger and cargo carrier grows to even greater heights.

The intimate celebration of the national career's third year in operation was crowned by cutting and sharing a cake prepared and delivered by the Uganda Airline's Staff.

It is worth remembering that on April 23, 2019, Uganda Airlines received the first two Bombardier CRJ900s, the first of a now growing fleet.

During their first phase of operations, they flew to the cities of Nairobi, Mombasa, Dar-es-Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Juba, Bujumbura, and Mogadishu.

With the arrival and addition of new planes to their fleet, Uganda airlines expanded her route map and started the Entebbe -Johannesburg route.

The inauguration ceremony of the Entebbe- Johanesburg route was held at O.R. Tambo International Airport with the maiden flight Airbus A330 named Mt Elgon touching down O.R Tambo International Airport on May 31, 2021.

Uganda Airlines started with four direct flights from Entebbe to Johannesburg on a weekly basis and have since grown to five direct flights weekly, with days and times carefully selected to match travellers' convenience and connectivity.