Uganda Airlines plane ready to take off at Entebbe Airport
Entebbe International Airport recorded 66,565 arrivals and 73,217 departures, a total of 139,782 passengers in February 2023, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has said.
This is an average of 4,992 passengers per day, compared to 3,490 per day in February 2022.
In January 2023, Entebbe recorded 149,375 passengers, compared to 110,547 in Jan 2022.
Vianney M. Luggya, the UCAA Spokesman says in 2022, Entebbe International Airport recorded 1,574,405 international passengers (arrivals and departures), compared to 941,688 in 2021, 565,541 in 2020 and 1,802,107 in 2019.
A total of 5,315 metric tons of cargo were handled in February 2023 (1,662 imports and 3,653 exports).
This trend shows that the aviation industry and Entebbe International Airport in particular is recovering from the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the sector.