Air Congo

Air Congo
IATA ICAO Callsign
8Z[1]
Founded2024
Commenced operations1 December 2024; 22 days ago (2024-12-01)
HubsN'djili Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations6 Template:Labeldata
HeadquartersKinshasa, DR Congo
Key peopleMesfin Biru Weldegeorgis (Director General)[2]
Total equityUS$ 40 million[3]

Air Congo is the new Flag Carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) headquartered in Kinshasa it has its hub at the N`Dijili airport the airline was launched in in 1 December 2024 and commenced its operations on December 9 of the same year on the same day the inauguration flight from N'djili Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport occurred the flight was made by a Boeing 737 that was leased from Ethiopian Airlines.[4]

Destinations

Country City Airport Notes Refs
DRC Goma Goma International Airport [1]
DRC Kalemie Kalemie Airport [1]
DRC Kinshasa N'djili Airport Hub [1]
DRC Kisangani Kisangani Bangoka International Airport [1]
DRC Kolwezi Kolwezi Airport [1]
DRC Lubumbashi Lubumbashi International Airport [1]
DRC Mbuji-Mayi Mbuji Mayi Airport [1]

Fleet

Aircraft Number Orders Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Boeing 737-800 2 Leased from Ethiopian Airlines
Total 2

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Air Congo/Ethiopian Airlines Outlines Planned Network From Dec 2024". Aeroroutes. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. Nelly Fualdes and Romain Gras (25 September 2024). "DRC: what we know about Air Congo, the future national flag". jeuneafrique. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. "Aerial : Air Congo launch in december 2024". Africa News Agency. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  4. "Air Congo set for December launch". Times Aerospace. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.