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| Commenced operations | 1994 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1998 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||
Congo Airlines was an airline based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 1998, it merged with Zaire Airlines and Zaire Express to form Hewa Bora Airways. [1]
On 10 October 1998, a Congo Airlines Boeing 727 flying a non-scheduled domestic passenger flight from Kindu to Kinshasa was shot down by rebel forces shortly after taking off. The plane later crashed in a jungle killing all 40-41 occupants on board the aircraft.
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