The Ugandan airlines has launched it's direct flight from Entebbe to Mombasa.

Mombasa now becomes Uganda Airline's sixth destination since it resumed it's operations this year.

The first plane a CRJ900 Bombardier, landed at the Moi International Airport Mombasa at 13:05pm with 74 passengers on board yesterday and was received by Uganda Minister of Tourism Professor Ephraim Kamuntu his Transport counterpart Aggrey Bagiile together with Mombasa County Deputy Governor William Kingi and the County Tourism Executive Fawz Rashid.

Others present were Mombasa County Commissioner Gilbert Kitiyo and Uganda Consul General, Ambassador Katureebe Tayebwa.

The Uganda Airlines will be making three flights to Mombasa every week on Monday, Friday and Sunday. This is expected to boost the tourism industry. Last year alone  arrivals from Uganda increased by 20 percent.

"This route will increase more visitors in search of an inclusive holiday destination, conference centres, cultural experiences and business oriented visits especially the ones tied to the Logistics Sector." said Mombasa County Tourism CEC Fawz Rashid.

According to the airline, the one-hour 50-minute trips will target tourists and Ugandan traders who depend on the port of Mombasa to do business since most of the country’s imports pass through the port.