Korongo Airlines to Launch Operations in April

Korongo Airlines, a joint-venture of Brussels Airlines, Forrest Group and local investors from The Democratic Republic of Congo, is set to start operation on 16APR12. It will operate a fleet of ex-Brussels Airlines Boeing 737-300 and BAe146 aircraft.

The carrier, based in Lubumbashi, will offer 8 weekly flights to Kinshasa (this will reduce to 7 weekly from 20JUN12), and 2 weekly flights to Johannesburg. Domestic service to Mbuji-Mayi and Kolwezi will be added at later date.