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RwandAir, the central African carrier, has beefed up its fleet in a move aimed at boosting flight operations. The fleet has seen the addition of two new Boeing 737-800 aircraft, one of which has already been deployed.
Apart from the new aircraft, the airline is also welcoming newly serviced aircraft back in operation with a third aircraft expected in the fourth quarter of 2025.
The airline said the addition of these aircraft will significantly enhance service and operations, thereby reducing delays and cancellations.
In recent months, RwandAir has experienced several unexpected technical disruptions across parts of its fleet, which temporarily reduced the number of aircraft available for operations.
This led to service adjustments that regrettably affected its customers’ travel plans, but this issue appears to have now been fixed, with the affected aircraft successfully returned to service.
Yvonne Makolo, chief executive officer of the airline, speaking on the development, said: “RwandAir is pleased to have resolved the challenges to our schedules over the last weeks, and to welcome our aircraft back into operation. We would like to sincerely apologise to all of our customers whose travel plans were disrupted during this period, and thank them for their patience while we worked on service disruptions. Together with the arrival of new aircraft, the strengthened fleet will enable RwandAir to improve reliability, strengthen our schedules, and deliver an even better travel experience to all our passengers.”
The Boeing 737-800s are configured with 12 business class seats and 162 economy class seats, and will primarily operate on short and medium-haul flights.
Later this year in Q4, RwandAir anticipates the delivery of a wide-body Airbus A330-200, further enabling the airline to enhance its long-haul operations between Africa and global destinations.
“The new aircraft additions reinforce RwandAir’s commitment to modernising our fleet and expanding our route networks. The investment in both narrow-body and wide-body aircraft reflects RwandAir’s strategic focus on intra-Africa travel and our goal of connecting Africa to the world,” the airline said.
