Airline

East African QU

East African (code QU) is an airline based in Uganda. A full-service carrier — the fare usually includes a checked bag, a meal and seat selection.

IATA codeQU
ICAO codeUGX
Home countryUganda
CallsignCRANE
The airline in numbers

East African — facts & history

We gathered East African's numbers from the open datasets, flying since 2008.

Founded
2008
18 years ago
Headquarters
Kyiv

Skyline Express Airlines, formerly known as Azur Air Ukraine (2015-2023) and earlier UTair-Ukraine (2008-2015), is a Ukrainian charter airline. The airline was founded in 2008 as a subsidiary of the Russian airline UTair Aviation. In October 2015, the airline was sold to the Turkish based Anex Tourism Group. In 2022, the airline was once again rebranded to its current name.

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Route network

Where East African flies

Main bases (by number of routes): מוסקבה (VKO) · קייב (IEV) · לביב (LWO)

Key destinations

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When a flight goes wrong

Compensation for a East African flight

If a East African flight to/from the EU was cancelled, delayed 3+ hours, or you were bumped — under EU261 you may be owed up to €600, regardless of ticket price. Checking is free.

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Q&A

Answers to your questions

Which alliance is East African in?
East African is not part of any of the three major alliances.
What is East African's flight code?
The IATA code is QU, the ICAO code is UGX.
Where does East African operate most of its flights from?
The main base is Moscow (VKO), then Kiev (IEV). In total the airline serves about 3 destinations.

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Sources: Airline data: OpenFlights (ODbL) · logos: airhex