Kampala — Ugandan travellers are set to benefit from a 25% discount on Business Class and Economy Class fares from Emirates writes BAZ WAISWA.
A statement from the airline company reveals that customers must purchase their tickets between 27 August and 6 September 2014, and travel between 27 August and 3 December 2014.
It adds that tickets are valid for return travel only, with a minimum stay of three days and a maximum stay of one month. Blackout dates from 11-30 October 2014 apply for travel to Hong Kong and Guangzhou.
Thani Alansari, the Emirates Country Manager for Uganda acknowledged that Emirates' everyday-value fares to destinations across the various world cities are proving popular with Ugandan travelers.
Such destination include Boston, Dallas Fort Worth, Houston, Los
Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Washington D.C. London, Beijing, Dubai, Mumbai, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Guangzhou and Shanghai.
"We appreciate the loyalty of our Ugandan travelers and this offer is just one of the ways that we are giving back to them," he added.
EK 729 departs Dubai International Airport every day at 0835hrs and arrives at the Entebbe International Airport at 1245hrs. The return flight, EK730, leaves Entebbe at 1535hrs and lands in Dubai at 2155hrs.
Economy Class tickets for Ugandan travelers from Entebbe to the selected destinations $ 644 to London, USD 950 to Beijing, $1,197 to New York, $477 to Dubai, $498 to Mumbai, $1,197 to Washington, $837 to Bangkok, $1,489 to Kuala Lumpur, $1,852 to Guangzhou and $1,197 to Shanghai.
Business Class fares to start from USD 2,293 to London, $2,866 to Beijing, $3,480 to New York, $1,682 to Dubai, $1,690 to Mumbai, $3,480 to Washington, USD 2,059 to Bangkok, $3,712 to Kuala Lumpur, $3,539 to Guangzhou and $3,339 to Shanghai.
Meanwhile two HIV-positive passengers and a friend are suing a Chinese airline for refusing to let them on board, in the country's first such lawsuit, state media reported recently.
The pair planned to travel from Shenyang in the northeast to Shijiazhuang, south of Beijing, but were barred from the Spring Airlines plane after they informed staff of their status, the Global Times said.
The two, along with an HIV-negative travelling companion, were told that their tickets had been cancelled. All three sued the budget airline, accusing it of discrimination and demanding an apology as well as compensation of 48,999 yuan ($8,000), the paper said.
A Shenyang court accepted the case, making it the first lawsuit against an airline for discriminating against an HIV-positive person in China, it added.
"The court's acceptance of this case signalled that HIV carriers can protect their rights through legal channels," it quoted plaintiff Cheng Shuaishuai as saying.
China has a long history of discrimination against those with HIV. It bans them from becoming civil servants, and they face the possibility of losing their jobs if their employers discover their status,
China only lifted a long-standing ban on HIV-positive foreigners entering the country in 2010.
In recent years top officials have begun speaking more openly about HIV prevention and control, but discrimination remains an issue, with campaign groups and international organisations saying widespread stigmatisation has complicated efforts to curb the spread of the virus. Under Chinese law air carriers can deny transport to infectious patients, people with mental illness or passengers whose health condition may endanger others or themselves.
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