Entebbe Airport re-modified ahead of G77+China Summit

By Our Reporter

7^th Feb 2020

Entebbe International Airport has been re-modified to ease travel needs and clearance for dignitaries coming to Uganda for the G77 + China summit in April.

The G77 is the largest intergovernmental organization of developing countries in the United Nations, used as a platform to articulate and promote their collective economic interests and enhance their joint negotiating capacity on all major international economic issues. The coalition which was started by 77 countries now has 135 member countries.

Uganda was confirmed as the host of the summit in October, last year making it the first African host for the event, which brings together heads of state of the Group of 77 coalition and more than 300 other high-level dignitaries from the member states and the United Nations.

The meeting will take place at the Commonwealth Resort in Munyonyo from April 17 to 19, 2020.

Last month, a delegation from the Secretariat of the G77 + China in New York visited Entebbe International Airport especially areas like the Immigration, the arrivals and departure terminals and the VIP Lounge to assess the readiness of Uganda for the summit.

Eng. Ayub Sooma, the Director for Aviation Safety and Security at Entebbe International Airport says measures have been taken to ensure that dignitaries coming for the summit do not go through the lengthy queues.

Entebbe International Airport which, according to the Civil Aviation Authority was constructed to handle only 200,000 Passengers, as experienced an increase in traffic in recent years. It currently handles more than 2 million passengers every year.