{"id":55390,"date":"2025-08-27T18:35:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwandair-expands-fleet-with-two-boeing-737-800s-photos\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T14:10:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T14:10:47","slug":"rwandair-expands-fleet-with-two-boeing-737-800s-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwandair-expands-fleet-with-two-boeing-737-800s-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"RwandAir expands fleet with two Boeing 737-800s (Photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the planes arrived earlier this month and has already begun operations, while the second touched down last night.<\/p>\n

Each aircraft has a passenger capacity of 174 and will primarily serve short and medium-haul routes, enhancing connectivity within Africa and beyond.<\/p>\n

“With a passenger capacity of 174, these aircraft will primarily operate on short and medium haul routes,” the airline said.<\/p>\n

The fleet expansion is part of RwandAir\u2019s broader growth strategy, which also includes the planned arrival of a fourth Airbus A330 later this year. <\/p>\n

Speaking in June, Chief Commercial Officer Fouad Caunhye said the new aircraft would be delivered in phases, aiming to meet rising regional and international demand. <\/p>\n

In addition to the two new aircraft, RwandAir operates a fleet of 13 planes, including two A330-200s, one A330-300, six Boeing 737 Next Generation jets, two Bombardier CRJ900s, and two De Havilland Dash 8-400s.<\/p>\n

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The airline\u2019s expansion comes on the heels of its recognition as Best Regional Airline in Africa at the 2025 Skytrax Awards in June.<\/p>\n

In a separate announcement this week, the airline unveiled a special promotion offering travellers a 50% discount on tickets booked on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through its official website or mobile app. <\/p>\n

\"Each<\/figure>\n

The offer is valid for travel until November 30, 2025, with bookings required by September 14, 2025. Destinations covered include Dubai, Johannesburg, Lagos, Paris, Kigali, and more. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis weekend, your dream trip is half the price,\u201d the airline said.<\/p>\n

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National carrier RwandAir has strengthened its fleet with the addition of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft, the carrier announced on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000093299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[72,75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured-news-home","tag-homenews","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000093299,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gzxne2ix0aabsdr_1_logo.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gzxne2ix0aabsdr_1_logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gzxne2ix0aabsdr_1_logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gzxne2ix0aabsdr_1_logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gzxne2ix0aabsdr_1_logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gzxne2ix0aabsdr_1_logo.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55390\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000093299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55390"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=55390"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=55390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}