Rwanda Air loses $20 million in five months

The sales executive of RwandAir, Henry Aaron has disclosed that the airline has lost $20 million from July till date for mistakes the airline knew nothing about.

Speaking at a media briefing in Lagos, Aaron said RwandAir has been able to pull through in its five years of operations in the market saying that the airline was set to introduce flight to Paris, Frankfurt, London, Mumbai and others

He said the penalty imposed on the airline has nothing to do with the carrier, but on the smartness of its passengers who are playing all gimmicks to outwit the airline to board flight to Dubai for example on a one way ticket, but only to be turned back at the airport in Dubai by the country’s immigration while the airline will be forced to pay the penalties and to carry the passengers back.

He said the airline was paying $30,000 fine for Advance Debit Memo, ADM for any infraction caused by the passengers on its flights.

To check all these infractions, he said the airline is introducing $5 on all its bookings.
Aaron noted that the airline is looking to the Nigerian market to fill its aircraft, adding that because of recession it’s becoming difficult to fill the aircraft as the airline’s Airbus is about to be withdrawn .