27 August 2025
Two Boeing 737-800s delivered and newly serviced aircraft return to operations, with
additional aircraft expected by end 2025
(Kigali, Rwanda) – RwandAir has this month received two Boeing 737-800 aircraft, one of which
is already in operation. Additionally, newly serviced aircraft are returning to operations, and a
third aircraft is expected in Q4 of this year. These added aircraft will significantly enhance
service and operations, thereby reducing delays and cancellations.
In recent months, RwandAir has experienced several unexpected technical disruptions across
parts of its fleet, which temporarily reduced the number of aircraft available for operations.
This led to service adjustments that regrettably affected our customers’ travel plans, but have
now been fixed, with the affected aircraft successfully returned to service.
RwandAir CEO Yvonne Makolo said:
“RwandAir is pleased to have resolved the challenges to our schedules over the last weeks, and
to welcome our aircraft back into operation. We would like to sincerely apologise to all of our
customers whose travel plans were disrupted during this period, and thank them for their
patience while we worked on service disruptions. Together with the arrival of new aircraft, the
strengthened fleet will enable RwandAir to improve reliability, strengthen our schedules, and
deliver an even better travel experience to all our passengers.”
The Boeing 737-800s are configured with 12 Business Class seats and 162 Economy Class seats,
will primarily operate on short and medium-haul flights. Later this year in Q4, RwandAir
anticipates the delivery of a wide-body Airbus A330-200, further enabling the airline to enhance
its long-haul operations between Africa and global destinations.
The new aircraft additions reinforce RwandAir’s commitment to modernising our fleet and
expanding our route networks. The investment in both narrow-body and wide-body aircraft
reflects RwandAir’s strategic focus on intra-Africa travel and our goal of connecting Africa to the
world.
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Source: RwandAir