Operated by Boeing 737-800NG with 16 seats in business class and 138 seats in economy class, the national carrier took off on Monday night 24th June and landed in Tel Aviv on 25th June 2019 morning where it was welcomed with a water salute.
RwandAir’s Chief Executive Officer, Yvonne Manzi Makolo expressed her delight for the successful maiden flight to Israel, noting that the carrier will conduct three weekly flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Tel Aviv becomes the airline’s 29th destination and the second in the Middle East, after the United Arab Emirates.
RwandAir revealed that the new flights are expected to boost existing ties between Rwanda and Israel, particularly in inter-trade cooperation.
Since the beginning of 2019; Rwanda launched flights to Addis Ababa in Ethiopie, Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Guangzhou in China.
Inaugural flight from #Kigali to #TelAviv is getting ready to take-off ✈️.#FlyTheDreamOfAfrica #MaidenFlight #TelAviv #Israel #Rwanda pic.twitter.com/LnA3SqynK9
— RwandAir (@FlyRwandAir) June 24, 2019
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