Contrary to what happened in Malta when we had CHOGM here, Uganda has missed out on a major branding opportunity for the country after failing to persuade any of the airlines operating in the country to act as official carrier for the meeting.

It appears that the lack of a positive response could have been due to the fact that the country has no national carrier, while the market of CHOGM delegates is too dispersed across the globe for a single carrier to consolidate.

At least eight of the 15 international airlines – including British Airways – that serve Entebbe, were considered eligible for the status of official airline of the meeting and the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority sent out an invitation to them in March, but now says that it has not received any response.