Busy Bee Congo

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Busy Bee Congo
Founded2007
AOC # AAC/DG/OPS-09/04 [1]
Hubs Goma International Airport
Fleet size3
Website busybeecongo.com

Busy Bee Congo is a domestic charter airline which operates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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History

A Busy Bee Congo Let L-410 Turbolet (registration: 9Q-CSW) in 2008 Busy Bee Congo Let L-410A Turbolet Potters-1.jpg
A Busy Bee Congo Let L-410 Turbolet (registration: 9Q-CSW) in 2008

Busy Bee Congo was established in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2007. [2]

The airline is banned from operating within the European Union. [1]

On 24 November 2019, a Busy Bee Congo Dornier 228 crashed shortly after takeoff at the Goma International Airport, killing 21 of the 22 occupants on board and an additional 6 on the ground. [3] On 9 December, the Civil Aviation Authority grounded the Busy Bee Congo fleet. [4] The airline was allowed to resume operations on 18 December. [5]

Fleet

Current fleet

As of August 2025, Busy Bee Congo operates the following aircraft: [6]

Busy Bee Congo fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
Fokker 50 1—?
Dornier 228 2—?
Total3—

Former fleet

Busy Bee Congo formerly operated the following aircraft:

Busy Bee Congo former fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
Dornier 228-100 1Un­knownUn­known [5]
Dornier 228-200 4Un­knownUn­knownTwo aircraft written off. [7] [8]
Let L-410 Turbolet 1Un­knownUn­known

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The EU Air Safety List" (PDF). European Commission . 7 June 2023. p. 4. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Busy Bee Congo". Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Mahamba, Fiston; Al Katanty, Djafar (24 November 2019). "Small Plane Crashes in Eastern Congo, Killing at Least 27 People". Reuters . Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo . Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "DRC CAA Grounds Busy Bee Congo Following Crash". CH Aviation. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 "DRC's Busy Bee Cleared to Resume Flight Ops". CH Aviation. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Busy Bee Congo". Airliner World: 57. September 2025.
  7. 1 2 "2016 Busy Bee Congo Dornier 228-202 Crash". Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  8. 1 2 "2019 Busy Bee Congo Dornier 228-201 Crash". Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved 4 November 2023.


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