Former pilot Captain Francis Babu who now is a trade consultant has advised Uganda airlines to join the International Alliance Network with big airlines if it is to sustain its positioning as a regional flyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking to Ug Mirror on Monday, Babu\u00a0noted that the tourism industry needs to be\u00a0 worked\u00a0upon because Uganda airline is competing with International companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe tourism industry, they have to cultivate it because we are dealing with very big international companies, you are competing with Kenya airways, you are competing with Ethiopian airways,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said that the main issue is all about\u00a0Uganda airlines connecting with the tourism industry which is not an easy walk.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI used to go to Kilamjaro airport, you would see that most of those big airlines come with a lot of tourists, our job would be if they bring these tourists, where can we feed in and how can we connect the tourism industry,\u201d he asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Babu explained that tourism industry is very complicated because it requires a lot of marketing and connections.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cit is a very complicated industry, it requires a lot of marketing, and requires a lot of connections, what we need to do is to connect with international\u00a0flights in Nairobi, so you know British airways go to Nairobi does not come to Uganda and we can get that link,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He urged Uganda airlines to have interlined agreements with big airlines so that it can be in position to take their passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCan we have interlined agreements with those airlines? So that we can take their passengers and that is one of the biggest areas where Kenya airways would be up on us because they connect international passengers to Nairobi,\u201d he said.
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Former pilot Captain Francis Babu who now is a trade consultant has advised Uganda airlines to join the International Alliance Network with big airlines if it is to sustain its positioning as a regional flyer. Speaking to Ug Mirror on Monday, Babu\u00a0noted that the tourism industry needs to be\u00a0 worked\u00a0upon because Uganda airline is competing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2270,"featured_media":8924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[458,98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n