RwandAir has announced that it will commence three weekly flight operations to Cotonou, in Benin Republic with effect from September 2, 2016.

The flights to Cotonou which will be operated by Boeing 737-700 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft, will be linked to the existing Kigali - Douala and Libreville routes.

Inbound flight to Cotonou will be on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays while outbound flight will be on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Rwandair will also launch a linked service to Abidjan on October 8, 2016, taking the airline's growing network to nineteen destinations all connecting through Kigali, at the heart of Africa.