Air Congo
{{Short description|Flag carrier airline}}
{{For-text|the former flag-carrier airline|Air Congo}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Air Congo
| logo =
| logo_caption =
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| ICAO =
| callsign =
| founded = 2024
| commenced = {{start date and age|2024|12|01|df=yes}}
| aoc =
| hubs = {{nowrap|N'djili Airport}}
| services =
| alliance =
| fleet_size = 2
| destinations = 8
{{labeldata|Owner|{{nowrap|DRC Government (51%)}}
Ethiopian Airlines (49%)}}
| traded_as =
| headquarters = Kinshasa, DR Congo
| key_people = Mesfin Biru Weldegeorgis (Director General){{cite news |last1=Nelly Fualdes and Romain Gras |title=DRC: what we know about Air Congo, the future national flag |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1613067/economie-entreprises/rdc-ce-que-lon-sait-dair-congo-le-futur-pavillon-national/ |access-date=3 December 2024 |agency=jeuneafrique |date=25 September 2024}}
| founder =
| founders =
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| profit =
| assets =
| num_employees =
| website =
| notes =
}}
Air Congo S.A. is the flag carrier airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo launched on 1 December 2024, with its hub at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa. The airline announced it would commence operations by serving domestic destinations. The inaugural flight occurred on 9 December 2024 from N'djili Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport by the Boeing 737-800 9S-AOA leased from Ethiopian Airlines.{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesaerospace.aero/news/air-transport/air-congo-set-for-december-launch |title=Air Congo set for December launch |last= |first= |date=6 November 2024 |website= |publisher=Times Aerospace |access-date=13 November 2024 |quote=}}Air Congo is born Airliner World February 2025 page 12
Destinations
class="sortable wikitable" | ||||
Country
!City !Airport !Notes !class="unsortable" |Refs | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
DRC | Goma | Goma International Airport | align=center|{{Cite web |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241111-et8zdec24 |title=Air Congo/Ethiopian Airlines Outlines Planned Network From Dec 2024 |last= |first= |date=11 November 2024 |website= |publisher=Aeroroutes |access-date=13 November 2024 |quote=}} | |
DRC | Kalemie | Kalemie Airport | align=center| | |
DRC | Kananga | Kananga Airport | align=center| | |
DRC | Kinshasa | N'djili Airport | {{Airline hub}} | align=center| |
DRC | Kisangani | Kisangani Bangoka International Airport | align=center| | |
DRC | Kolwezi | Kolwezi Airport | align=center| | |
DRC | Lubumbashi | Lubumbashi International Airport | align=center| | |
DRC | Mbuji-Mayi | Mbuji Mayi Airport | align=center| | |
DRC | Mbandaka | Mbandaka Airport | align=center| |
Ultimately, Air Congo plans to deploy a fleet of eight Boeing 737 and two Boeing 787s to cover national, regional and international destinations: Paris, Brussels, Dubai, Johannesburg, Luanda and Dar es Salaam .
Fleet
Air Congo aims to operate a fleet of overall six aircraft within a year.
class=wikitable style="margin:auto;text-align:center" |
rowspan="2" | Aircraft
! rowspan="2" style="width:60px;" | Number ! rowspan="2" style="width:40px;" | Orders ! colspan="3" class="unsortable" | Passengers ! rowspan="2" | Notes |
---|
style="width:25px;" | J
! style="width:25px;" | Y ! style="width:25px;" | Total |
Boeing 737-800
|2 |— | | | | Leased from Ethiopian Airlines |
Total
!2 !— ! ! ! ! |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.alternativeairlines.com/air-congo Air Congo on Alternative Airlines]
{{Ethiopian Airlines|state=collapsed}}
Category:Airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category:Airlines established in 2024
Category:Companies based in Kinshasa
Category:2020s establishments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo