Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has received two Bombardier CRJ900 jets from Canada at the Entebbe International Airport.
The coming of the new planes, with the words Ugandan Airlines on the sides of the aircraft, marks the official comeback of the east African country’s national carrier that was grounded in 2001.
The Bombardier CRJ900 recently took to the skies for the first test flight at Canada’s Montreal Mirabel International Airport and that an eight-minute video clip was uploaded on YouTube showing the test flight, exciting Ugandans.
And as guests cheered and danced when the planes landed this morning, some Ugandans on Twitter reacted to the news:
