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Uganda Airlines crew members have been suspended for allowing a passenger to hawk grasshoppers inside a flight.
This comes after a video showing the man selling grasshoppers, locally referred to as nsenene, to passengers aboard a Uganda Airlines flight went viral on social media on Saturday.
The man, who has since been identified as Ronald Mubiru, is seen holding a blue polythene bag while announcing that he is selling nsenene, a Ugandan delicacy.
Uganda’s minister for Works and Transport Edward Katumba termed the incident as terrible and ordered the suspension of all crew members responsible for organizing the flight except those in the cockpit.
In a press release, Uganda Airlines said “we don't condone the acts of the passenger selling Nsenene and low standards of serving it to people who were buying it.”
“This happened at a time when our passengers were boarding, and it was disruptive. Some of our customers enjoy Nsenene. We understand they (grasshoppers) were not in plenty this season hence the excitement,” the statement reads.
“We are in talks with passengers involved, and if there is another occurrence of such conduct on board, the passenger will be off-loaded without further consideration.”
The national carrier says it will consider adding nsenene delicacy to its menu for both local and international flights on request.
“We are considering adding Nsenene, a Ugandan delicacy, to our menu for regional and international flights on request,” it stated.
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I WILL NEVER EVER FLY UGANDAN AIRLINES. Nigerain Airlines too serve monkey meat as monkey meet is a delicacy in Nigeria. I also don't fly or eat food served by Nigerians for that reason
Wait until they Serve you Dog meat on some China airline. You'll love it; until it's too late.
What's the difference between this guy and the airlines selling merchandise to passengers??
Most likely it was fun Based.
So funny!
Monkey meat, bat, kumbe and snake meat is delicious from western Kenya towards west Africa. Dog cat miao meat Asia Airlines. Just raise the animals for safety reasons
I call this "New Frontier VENTURE".
With all the COVID & security screens and checks we have to go through in these airports, how did he even get near the plane, let alone inside, with a bag of grasshoppers? Yawa!
Only in Africa lol
“Low standards of serving it to the people who were buying it yet you are thinking of introducing the same thing on your menu will yours be high class now that it will be served on plastic ware with a fork and a knife at least we know it will not be fresh.If a meal is tasty it does not need fancy utensils when the stomach is hungry it does not know class.Commend the man for his efforts and instead of trying to take over his business like a Walmart or an Amazon see how you can partner with him to boost sales and create employment