Passengers aboard Uganda Airlines plane were last evening delayed at Julius Nyerere International Airport, Dar es Salaam in Tanzania for hours after it ran out of fuel.
The airlines said the delay was affected by a mix up in delayed fuel delivery to the Aircraft at the airport.
“Allow us to apologise for the prolonged delay at Julius Nyerere International Airport, Dar es Salaam that occurred yesterday (July 12) on our flight UR 321,” reads a statement from Uganda Airlines issues Tuesday morning.
It adds: “Our service was affected by a mix up in delayed fuel delivery to the Aircraft caused by our supplier in Dar es Salaam.”
According to the statement, the matter has been taken up with supplier to ensure a repeat of the same does not occur in future.
