Entebbe International Airport recorded the highest passenger traffic since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.
According to Mr. Vianney Luggya, Spokesperson for the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA), statistics show that in June 2023, the airport welcomed 80,750 arrivals and 80,165 departing passengers, totalling to 160,915 international passengers, the highest number recorded in a single month since the outbreak of COVID-19.
“When you compare this to 135,261 international passengers, a total of 64,458 arrivals, and 70,803 departures recorded in the same period in June 2022, it shows there is an additional 25,654 passengers in June 2023, which is a clear sign of progress,” Luggya said.
Luggya further revealed that the passenger traffic in June 2023 translated to an average of 5,363 passengers per day, the highest figure since 2019, when an average of about 5,000 passengers per day were recorded for the entire year. He expressed hope for sustained or even increased traffic throughout the rest of the year.
The surge of traffic in June was ascribed in part to pilgrims departing for Mecca.
