Kigali International Airport served 135,189 passengers. In 2008, the airport served about 270,000 passengers. In May 2011, the Rwanda CAA announced that Kigali airport will be upgraded to meet the strong demand. Works started in October 2012 and will be completed in May 2014. In 2012, data from Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority shows that passenger traffic through Kigali International Airport grew by 30 per cent to 488,903 last year, up from 377,327 in 2011. The airport handled over 300 flights a week. The airport is designed to handle 400,000 passengers per year. According to last figures, international and domestic passenger numbers were nearly
Kigali City Tower occupies the ground and lower ground floors of the commercial centre, as well as the ground floor of the car park building. This is Nakumatt's second Kigali store, the other being in the Union Trade Centre. South African clothing store Mr Price opened its first Rwandan branch in the complex in 2011, run by franchisee Deacons Kenya, while luxury coffee house Bourbon Coffee runs a cafe and outdoor seating area, one of its five outlets in the city. The third floor of the commercial center houses the Century Cinema complex. The cinema has four screens: three regular screens with 233,