Royal Daisy Airlines (IATA: 6D, ICAO: KDR), was a private airline in Uganda. The airline is no longer in business.[2]
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| Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Entebbe International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Juba, Kisumu | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 2 | ||||||
| Parent company | DAS Air Cargo | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kampala, Uganda | ||||||
| Key people | Daisy Roy Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer[1] | ||||||
| Website | none | ||||||
Location
editThe airline maintains its headquarters in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. The airline's major operations base is at Entebbe International Airport, the largest civilian and military airport in Uganda.
Overview
editRoyal Daisy operates regular scheduled flights from Entebbe, Uganda to Juba, South Sudan. The company operates a 30-seater twin engine Embraer 120 aircraft. One of three Uganda-based airlines to fly the route between Entebbe and Juba,[3] Royal Daisy's business increased when Sudan Airways withdrew from the route in 2005.[4] It was their success on the route between Juba and Entebbe, where they compete with Air Uganda and Eagle Air (Uganda), that led to the opening of the Kisumu route in May 2008. African Safari Airways operates a Royal Daisy charter on the route between Entebbe and Nairobi, Kenya.[3]
History
editThe airline was formed on 30 November 2005.
Destinations
editRoyal Daisy Airlines flies from Entebbe to Juba, South Sudan.[5] The airline also flies between Entebbe and Kisumu, Kenya.[6]
Fleet
editAs of December 2012, Royal Daisy Airlines operates the following aircraft
- 1 Embraer 120 30 seater aircraft
External links
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mrs. Daisy Roy Is Managing Director of Royal Daisy Airlines
- ^ Ch aviation may 2014, http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/KDR
- ^ a b Michael Wakabi (2008-01-07). "East Africa: Fares High Despite Extra Airline On Entebbe Route". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ^ Barbara Among (2007-11-26). "Sudan: Sudan Airways Grounded Again". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ^ Trust, Gurtong. "Ugandan Private Airline to Fly Six Times a Week to Sudan's Juba > Gurtong Trust > Editorial". www.gurtong.net. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ^ Royal Daisy Begins Service Between Entebbe Kisumu