CONGO Airways, the flag
carrier of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo,
will launch flights from
Kinshasa to Johannesburg
on February 28, marking its
international debut.
The airline will operate
three weekly flights using
an Airbus A320-200, with
10 seats in business
class and 150 in economy.
Ownership of the airline is
divided between government
and local and international
investors.
The airline initially
planned to launch flights to
Johannesburg on November
1, 2016. Junette Otshudi,
Congo Airways country
manager for South Africa, told
TNW the delay had been due
to the airline’s decision to
fine-tune its eight domestic
routes – Lubumbashi,
Kisangani, Goma, Kindu,
Mbuji-Mayi, Mbandaka,
Gemena and Isiro, before
launching international routes.
Congo Airways plans to
launch flights next to Angola,
Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and
the Ivory Coast.
