Congo Express

{{Short description|Airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

{{For|the 1939 German film|Congo Express (film)}}

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| IATA = XZ

| ICAO = EXY

| callsign = EXPRESSWAYS

| founded = 2010

| commenced = 1 February 2010

| ceased = 2015{{cite web | url = https://asn.flightsafety.org/database/operators/9003 | title = Express | publisher = Aviation Safety | access-date = 10 February 2022}}

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| parent = BizAfrika Congo, South African Express

| headquarters = Lubumbashi, DRC

| key_people = Didier Kindambu (Managing Director)

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| website = [http://www.flyexpress.aero/congo/ www.flyexpress.aero/congo/]

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Congo Express was a regional airline created through a joint venture with South African Airlines (SA Express) and BizAfrika Congo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airline's long-term strategy is to transform air transport in the region, stimulate markets and economic growth in mining and other growth sectors, develop hubs, and provide important links between lucrative destinations.

History

Congo Express was the first domestic airline in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It commenced operations on 1 February 2010, operating seven days a week and on three routes flying out of Kinshasa, and multiple routes out of South Africa into Lubumbashi. The airline operations leveraged the South African platform, and under the managing director Didier Kindambu, flourished into a regional airline serving the business and diplomatic communities. The business community in DRC had access to Lubumbashi within a few hours; it previously took 3-4 days to reach this region on dilapidated roads.

Destinations

Fleet

The Congo Express fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of April 2012:{{Cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Congo-Express|title=Congo Express Fleet Details and History|website=www.planespotters.net|language=en|access-date=2017-08-16}}

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Aircraft

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Bombardier CRJ200ER

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| Leased from South African Express

See also

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