Proflight Zambia Explained

Airline:Proflight Zambia
Fleet Size:9
Destinations:10
Iata:P0
Icao:PFZ
Callsign:PROFLIGHT-ZAMBIA
Founded:1991
Headquarters:Lusaka, Zambia
Key People:Tony Irwin (Founder & CEO) and Capt. Philip Lemba director of government and industrial affairs
Hubs:Lusaka International Airport
Focus Cities:Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport
Frequent Flyer:Weekly Flash Fares
Alliance:Procharter Zambia
Num Employees:144

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.

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,[5] although the Boeing was returned to the lessor, Star Air Cargo, in 2014.

Corporate affairs

Business trends

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 Kamuzu International Airport[8]
South Africa align=center [9]
King Shaka International Airport[10]
JohannesburgO. R. Tambo International Airportalign=center [11]
ZambiaJekiJeki Airstrip
KalaboKalabo Airport
KasamaKasama Airportalign=center [12]
Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport[13]
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
MansaMansa Airportalign=center
Mfuwe Airport
Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport
RoyalRoyal Airstrip
Solwezi Airport

Interline agreement

Proflight Zambia interlines with the following airlines:

Fleet

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

Proflight Zambia Fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNotesRefs
Scheduled Fleet
Boeing 737-5001–126Leased from Africa Charter Airline[16]
Bombardier CRJ1001–50[17]
Bombardier CRJ2003150[18]
British Aerospace Jetstream 413–29
British Aerospace Jetstream 321–18[19]
Total91

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Terms & Conditions . Proflight-zambia.com . 2013-10-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131022161543/http://proflight-zambia.com/content/termsconditions/ . 2013-10-22 .
  2. Web site: Proflight Zambia continues to succeed . VictoriaFalls24 . 15 October 2013. 2013-10-25.
  3. Web site: Proflight Zambia. About Us. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131022135950/http://proflight-zambia.com/content/aboutus/introduction/. 2013-10-22.
  4. Web site: ZCC approves Zambezi Airlines, Proflight alliance. 20 July 2010. Mwale. Cynthia. 2005.
  5. Web site: Proflight's new 'bird' to boost tourism | Zambia Daily Mail . daily-mail.co.zm . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131031091446/http://daily-mail.co.zm/blog/2013/05/20/proflights-new-bird-to-boost-tourism/ . 31 October 2013 . dead.
  6. "http://www.flyzambia.com/content/contact/administrationoffices/ ." Proflight Zambia. Retrieved on 25 August 2015.
  7. "http://www.eturbonews.com/48972/proflight-zambia-moves-new-location." eTurboNews. Retrieved on 25 August 2015.
  8. Web site: Proflight Zambia. Proflight Zambia Schedule Flights 1. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120712135956/http://www.proflight-zambia.com/downloads/Business_15Nov11-14Jun12_V181011.pdf. 2012-07-12.
  9. Web site: ProFlight Zambia schedules Cape Town July 2023 launch . AeroRoutes . 20 June 2023 . 17 January 2024.
  10. Web site: Flights to Lusaka, Flights Zambia. proflight-zambia.com. 31 March 2023.
  11. Web site: Proflight Introduces Lusaka-Joburg Route. 2021-09-26. www.atta.travel.
  12. Web site: ProFlight Zambia adds Kasama; Mansa service changes from March 2024 . AeroRoutes . 29 December 2023 . 17 January 2024.
  13. Web site: Proflight Zambia. Proflight Zambia Schedule Flights. 25 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120712090519/http://www.proflight-zambia.com/downloads/Safari_2011-2012.pdf. 12 July 2012.
  14. Web site: PROFLIGHT ZAMBIA AND AIR TANZANIA SOAR THE SKIES TOGETHER . 2 February 224 . Proflight Zambia . 18 February 2024 .
  15. Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part Two) . Airliner World . November 2019 . 42.
  16. News: Tembo . Benedict . 30 May 2023 . Proflight welcomes first Boeing 737 aircraft . Lusaka Times . 5 August 2023.
  17. Web site: Scheduled Fleet . Proflight Zambia website.
  18. Web site: Proflight Zambia to double regional jet capacity 85. 2021-12-15. proflight-zambia.com.
  19. Web site: Flights to Lusaka, Flights to Lusaka from Livingstone. 2021-09-26. proflight-zambia.com.

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