The Royal Dutch Airline KLM has cancelled it’s flights to Entebbe International Airport over Ebola outbreak related travel restrictions, for people flying out of Uganda, which apply to their crew making their operations impossible in the country.
According to a travel alert issued by the Airline on Friday, KLM noted that it’s keeping a close eye on the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, which has led to a number of countries putting travel measures in place for passengers who recently travelled through Entebbe, even though Uganda isn’t currently seen as an active risk zone.
“Because these travel and entry measures now also apply to our crew, we can no longer operate these flights as planned. That’s why we’re cancelling our flights to and from Entebbe on May 30 and June 1”the travel alert read.
The airline further informed affected passengers, that it will reach out to them directly to help them rebook or find other travel options.
“We’re continuing to monitor the situation and looking into what’s possible. Before you travel, check your flight status in My Trip or the KLM app” the airline noted.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the DRC by May 27th had a total of 906 suspected cases with 223 deaths among suspected cases reported.
“As of 29 May, a total of 134 confirmed cases, including nine in Uganda, with 18 deaths among the confirmed cases, have been reported across both countries. This is an additional 49 confirmed cases, eight confirmed deaths, 160 suspected cases and 47 suspected deaths since the last update on 21 May” the latest update from MOH reads.
