Proflight Zambia

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Proflight Zambia
Proflight Zambia logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
P0PFZPROFLIGHT-ZAMBIA
Founded1991
Hubs Lusaka International Airport
Focus cities Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport
Frequent-flyer program Weekly Flash Fares
Alliance Procharter Zambia
Fleet size9
Destinations10
Headquarters Lusaka, Zambia
Key peopleTony Irwin (Founder & CEO) and Capt. Philip Lemba director of government and industrial affairs
Employees144
Website flyzambia.com
Proflight Zambia routes as of Spring 2022. Proflightroutes.png
Proflight Zambia routes as of Spring 2022.

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. [1] Proflight Zambia operates the largest fleet of aircraft in Zambia, [2] 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.

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History

Proflight Air Services was founded in 1991 by pilot Tony Irwin, formerly of Zambia Airways. [3] On 30 June 2009 the airline was authorized by the Zambia Competition Commission to form an alliance with Zambezi Airlines. [4] 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, Malawi, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, [3] [5] although the Boeing was returned to the lessor, Star Air Cargo, in 2014.

Corporate affairs

Proflight is privately owned and not many figures are made public.

Head Office

Proflight Zambia has its headquarters at 13396 Kamloops Avenue (Munali Roundabout), in Lusaka. It relocated there in August 2014. [6] [7]

Destinations

Proflight Zambia flies domestic routes to Livingstone, Mfuwe, Lower Zambezi, Ndola and Solwezi out of Lusaka, regional routes to Johannesburg and Durban in South Africa. Although, the Durban route was temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. The airline also flies to Cape Town through Airlink South Africa.

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Malawi Lilongwe Kamuzu International Airport Terminated [8]
South Africa Cape Town Cape Town International Airport [9]
Durban King Shaka International Airport [10]
Johannesburg O. R. Tambo International Airport [11]
ZambiaJeki Jeki Airstrip Seasonal
Kalabo Kalabo Airport Seasonal
Kasama Kasama Airport Begins 19 March 2024 [12]
Livingstone Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport [13]
Lusaka Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Hub [8] [3]
Mansa Mansa Airport [12]
Mfuwe Mfuwe Airport [13]
Ndola Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport [13]
RoyalRoyal AirstripSeasonal
Solwezi Solwezi Airport [13]

Interline agreement

Proflight Zambia interlines with the following airlines:

Fleet

The Proflight Zambia fleet includes the following aircraft (as of March 2024): [15]

Proflight Boeing 737-500 at Lusaka International Airport. Proflight B737-500 ZS-TGY Lusaka Zambia Jul23 R16 07455.jpg
Proflight Boeing 737-500 at Lusaka International Airport.
4 Proflight Zambia BAe Jetstreams lined up at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport. Proflight-zambia.jpg
4 Proflight Zambia BAe Jetstreams lined up at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport.
Proflight Zambia Fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNotesRefs
Scheduled Fleet
Boeing 737-500 1–126Leased from Africa Charter Airline [16] [17]
Bombardier CRJ100 1–50 [18]
Bombardier CRJ200 3150 [19]
British Aerospace Jetstream 41 3–29 [18]
British Aerospace Jetstream 321–18 [20]
Total91

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References

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  2. ↑ "Proflight Zambia continues to succeed". VictoriaFalls24. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
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  4. ↑ Mwale, Cynthia (2005). "ZCC approves Zambezi Airlines, Proflight alliance" . Retrieved 20 July 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
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  8. 1 2 "Proflight Zambia Schedule Flights 1" (PDF). Proflight Zambia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-12.
  9. ↑ "ProFlight Zambia schedules Cape Town July 2023 launch". AeroRoutes. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Flights to Lusaka, Flights Zambia". proflight-zambia.com. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Proflight Introduces Lusaka-Joburg Route". www.atta.travel. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  12. 1 2 "ProFlight Zambia adds Kasama; Mansa service changes from March 2024". AeroRoutes. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Proflight Zambia Schedule Flights" (PDF). Proflight Zambia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  14. ↑ "PROFLIGHT ZAMBIA AND AIR TANZANIA SOAR THE SKIES TOGETHER". Proflight Zambia. 2 February 224. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  15. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2019): 42.
  16. ↑ Karuwa, Tatenda (31 May 2023). "Proflight Zambia Welcomes A 31 Year Old Boeing 737-500 To Its Fleet". Simply Flying. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  17. ↑ Tembo, Benedict (30 May 2023). "Proflight welcomes first Boeing 737 aircraft". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  18. 1 2 "Scheduled Fleet". Proflight Zambia website.
  19. ↑ "Proflight Zambia to double regional jet capacity 85". proflight-zambia.com. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  20. ↑ "Flights to Lusaka, Flights to Lusaka from Livingstone". proflight-zambia.com. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
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