Zambezi Aircraft at OR Tambo International Airport
Zambezi Airlines was a privately owned airline headquartered in Lusaka , Zambia , that operated flights to south and western Africa out of its base at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport .
History
Zambezi Airlines began operations in July 2008.[1] The airline first operated an Embraer 120 . In May 2009, it acquired two Boeing 737-500 . In June 2009, operations to Johannesburg , South Africa , and Dar es Salaam , Tanzania , commenced. In the same month, the airline was authorized by the Zambia Competition Commission to form an alliance with Proflight Commuter Services .[2] [3]
On 1 November 2011, the airline licence of Zambezi Airlines was suspended because of safety issues.[4] Subsequently, the airline was dismantled in 2012.[5] [6]
Destinations
South Africa
Tanzania
Kenya
Malawi
Zimbabwe
DR Congo
Zambia
Fleet
Upon shutdown, the Zambezi Airlines fleet included the following aircraft:[7]
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