January 8, 2005

Posted to the web January 7, 2005

Martin Luther Oketch

Kampala

SN Brussels has withdrawn some of the planes on its Entebbe route for part of 2005, to upgrade its in-flight entertainment facilities.

``There is going to be a reduction in the number of flights,`` said SN Brussels`s Country Sales Manager, Mr Roger Wamara, on Thursday.

``Instead of three flights a week we are going to have only two flights scheduled a week in the months of January, May and October 2005.``

Wamara said while the exercise will cause some minor inconveniences for travellers, the good news is that the airline will become one of the world`s most modern.

Earlier this year SN Brussels won an Airlines Excellence Award from Skytrax, for its passenger service before, during and the flight.

Meanwhile, SN Brussels has signed a code-share agreement with American Airlines to fly to 14 African destinations, Mr Wamara said.

Under the deal, SN Brussels will be selling American airlines tickets in Uganda and flying passengers to Europe, from where they will connect to direct flights to New York, Chicago and 21 other US cities.