Umurage “Heritage” RwandAir’s largest aircraft takes to the skies

RwandAir has started operating its newly acquired Airbus A330-300, ‪Umurage “Heritage” the airline’s largest aircraft as part of the company’s strategy to expand its wings. RwandAir recently acquired a brand new Airbus 330-200, proudly nicknamed ‘Ubumwe’ (unity) as the airline pursues a robust strategy to boost capacity.

The ferry flight of “Umurage” the brand new A330-300 departed on 1st December 2016 in the morning hours from Toulouse and arrived the same day at Kigali International Airport.

The A330-300 is a Wi-Fi enabled state of the art aircraft, configured in a triple class layout, powered by Rolls Royce Trent 772B engines.

Hello World! I'm the new Airbus A330-300, #RwandAir's largest aircraft. But you can just call me #Umurage "Heritage". #Rwanda #2DaysToGo pic.twitter.com/V3zSP1m8Ru

— RwandAir (@FlyRwandAir) November 29, 2016

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“With a capacity of carrying 274 passengers and 132.20 cubic meters cargo , we are proudly re-affirming our plans for long haul operations connecting Rwanda , the region and the continent to the rest of the World”, said John Mirenge, RwandAir’s Chief Executive Officer.

This acquisition takes RwandAir’s young and modern fleet to eleven aircraft which includes three aircraft equipped with inflight connectivity.

RwandAir’s fleet expansion is in line with its plans to launch more destinations in 2017; starting with a new link to Harare via Lusaka connecting into Kigali to the rest of the network by mid-January. Mumbai, London, Lilongwe, Bamako, Conakry and New York will also follow in the course of the same year, the airline said.