RwandAir has taken delivery of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft this month, one of which has already been commissioned for operation by the Kigali based airline.
Additionally, the company’s newly serviced aircraft are returning to operations, and a third aircraft is expected in the fourth quarter of the year.
The newly added aircraft will significantly enhance service and operations, thereby reducing delays and cancellations.
In recent months, RwandAir has been suffering from 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 the airline’s customers travel plans, but have now been fixed, with the affected aircraft successfully returned to service.
The Chief Executive Officer of RwandAir, Yvonne Makolo said the airline was pleased to have resolved the challenges to its schedules over the previous weeks and to welcome their 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,” said the Rwandair CEO.
“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 have been configured with 12 Business Class seats.
The planes also have 162 Economy Class seats and will primarily operate on short and medium-haul flights.
Later in the fourth quarter of 2025, RwandAir anticipates the delivery of a new aircraft, the wide-body Airbus A330-200, further enabling the airline to enhance its long-haul operations between Africa and global destinations.
The addition of the new equipment reinforces RwandAir’s commitment to modernising the airline’s fleet and expanding the carrier route networks.
According to the management, 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.