Proflight Zambia
{{Short description|Zambian airline}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Proflight Zambia
| logo = Proflight Zambia logo.png
| logo_size =
| fleet_size = 10
| destinations = 12
| IATA = P0
| ICAO = PFZ
| callsign = PROFLIGHT-ZAMBIA
| founded = 1991
| headquarters = Lusaka, Zambia
| key_people = Tony Irwin (Founder & CEO) and Captain Philip Lemba (Board Chariman)
| hubs = Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
| focus_cities = Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport, Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
| num_employees = 144
| website = {{URL|flyzambia.com}}
}}
Proflight Zambia is an airline based in Lusaka, Zambia that serves the business community and tourism industry. It is a trading name of Proflight Commuter Services Ltd.{{cite web |url=http://www.proflight-zambia.com/content/termsconditions/ |title=Terms & Conditions |publisher=Proflight-zambia.com |accessdate=2013-10-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022161543/http://proflight-zambia.com/content/termsconditions/ |archivedate=2013-10-22 }} Proflight Zambia operates the largest fleet of aircraft in Zambia,{{cite web |url=http://victoriafalls24.com/blog/2013/10/15/proflight-zambia-continues-to-succeed/ |title=Proflight Zambia continues to succeed |publisher=VictoriaFalls24 |date=15 October 2013 |accessdate=2013-10-25 |archive-date=2013-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023112936/http://victoriafalls24.com/blog/2013/10/15/proflight-zambia-continues-to-succeed/ |url-status=live }} operating both scheduled and charter flights. The airline has been growing rapidly in recent years and is the largest airline in Zambia by routes served and fleet size.
History
Proflight Air Services was founded in 1991 by pilot Tony Irwin, formerly of Zambia Airways.{{cite web|website=Proflight Zambia|title=About Us|url=http://www.proflight-zambia.com/content/aboutus/introduction/|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022135950/http://proflight-zambia.com/content/aboutus/introduction/|archivedate=2013-10-22}} On 30 June 2009 the airline was authorized by the Zambia Competition Commission to form an alliance with Zambezi Airlines.{{cite web|url = http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/media/news/viewnews.cgi?category=16&id=1246608884|title = ZCC approves Zambezi Airlines, Proflight alliance|accessdate = 20 July 2010|last = Mwale|first = Cynthia|authorlink = |year = 2005}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The airline was officially rebranded as Proflight Zambia in 2010.
In March 2013 Proflight took delivery of its first jet aircraft, a Boeing 737-200, and later in 2013 began regional scheduled service to Lilongwe and Dar es Salaam.{{cite web |url=http://daily-mail.co.zm/blog/2013/05/20/proflights-new-bird-to-boost-tourism/ |title=Proflight's new 'bird' to boost tourism | Zambia Daily Mail |website=daily-mail.co.zm |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031091446/http://daily-mail.co.zm/blog/2013/05/20/proflights-new-bird-to-boost-tourism/ |archive-date=31 October 2013 |url-status=dead}} although the Boeing was returned to the lessor, Star Air Cargo, in 2014.
Head Office
Proflight Zambia has its headquarters at 13396 Kamloops Avenue (Munali Roundabout), in Lusaka. It relocated there in August 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.flyzambia.com/content/contact/administrationoffices/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104211917/http://flyzambia.com/content/contact/administrationoffices/ |title=Proflight Zambia|archive-date=2015-11-04|access-date=2015-08-25}}{{cite web |url=http://www.eturbonews.com/48972/proflight-zambia-moves-new-location |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007115005/http://www.eturbonews.com/48972/proflight-zambia-moves-new-location |title=eTurboNews|archive-date=2015-10-07|access-date=2015-08-25}}
Destinations
| class="sortable wikitable"
! Country ! City ! Airport ! Notes ! class="unsortable" |Refs |
| Malawi
| Lilongwe | Kamuzu International Airport | {{Terminated}} |
| rowspan="3" | South Africa
| Cape Town International Airport | |
| Durban
| King Shaka International Airport | {{Terminated}} | align="center" |{{cite web | url=https://proflight-zambia.com/proflight-resumes-lusaka-durban-route/ | title=Proflight Resumes Lusaka - Durban Route | date=7 February 2023 }} |
| Johannesburg
| O. R. Tambo International Airport | |
| rowspan="10" | Zambia
| Jeki | {{Airline seasonal}} | |
| Kalumbila
| Kalumbila Airport | |
| Kasama
| |
| Livingstone
| Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport | |
| Lusaka
| Kenneth Kaunda International Airport | {{airline hub}} |
| Mansa
| |
| Mfuwe
| |
| Ndola
| Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport | |
| Royal
| Royal Airstrip | {{Airline seasonal}} | |
| Solwezi
| |
=Interline agreement=
Proflight Zambia interlines with the following airlines:
- Air Tanzania{{cite web |url=https://proflight-zambia.com/proflight-zambia-and-air-tanzania-soar-the-skies-together/ |title=PROFLIGHT ZAMBIA AND AIR TANZANIA SOAR THE SKIES TOGETHER |last= |first= |date=2 February 224 |website= |publisher=Proflight Zambia |access-date=18 February 2024 |quote= |archive-date=18 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218083839/https://proflight-zambia.com/proflight-zambia-and-air-tanzania-soar-the-skies-together/ |url-status=live }}
- CemAir{{Cite web |last=Siphamandla |date=2021-04-01 |title=PROFLIGHT AND CEMAIR STRENGTHEN REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP |url=https://proflight-zambia.com/proflight-and-cemair-strengthen-regional-partnership/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Proflight Official Website |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241102142150/https://proflight-zambia.com/proflight-and-cemair-strengthen-regional-partnership/ |url-status=live }}
- Emirates{{Cite web |title=Emirates doubles partnership links reaching 1,700 cities |url=https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-doubles-partnership-connectivity-in-a-year-opening-opportunities-for-travellers-to-reach-nearly-1700-global-cities-beyond-its-network/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Emirates doubles partnership links reaching 1,700 cities |language=en-us |archive-date=2024-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902090504/https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-doubles-partnership-connectivity-in-a-year-opening-opportunities-for-travellers-to-reach-nearly-1700-global-cities-beyond-its-network/ |url-status=live }}
- Turkish Airlines{{Cite web |last=Namwila |first=Barbara |date=2024-11-18 |title=PROFLIGHT SIGNS INTERLINE TICKETING AGREEMENT WITH TURKISH AIRLINES |url=https://proflight-zambia.com/proflight-signs-interline-ticketing-agreement-with-turkish-airlines/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Proflight Official Website |language=en-US |archive-date=2025-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114233132/https://proflight-zambia.com/proflight-signs-interline-ticketing-agreement-with-turkish-airlines/ |url-status=live }}
Fleet
The Proflight Zambia fleet includes the following aircraft (as of June 2025):
| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;"
|+ Proflight Zambia Fleet |
| | Aircraft
! style="width:50px;"| In Service ! style="width:50px;"| Orders !| Passengers !Notes !| Refs |
|---|
| Bombardier CRJ200
| align="center" |4 | align="center" | | align="center" |50 | |
| British Aerospace Jetstream 32
| align="center" |1 | align="center" | | align="center" |18 | | align="center" | |
| British Aerospace Jetstream 41
|align=center|4 |align=center| |align=center|29 | |
| colspan="6" | Cargo fleet |
| Bombardier CRJ100 Parcel Freighter
|align=center|1 |align=center| |align=center| – | |
| Total
!10 ! ! colspan="3" | |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.proflight-zambia.com/ Official website]
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Category:Airlines established in 1991