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Congo Express

Airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo Express was a regional airline in the Democratic Republic of the Congo created through a joint venture with airlines South African Express and BizAfrika Congo. The airline's long-term strategy was to transform air transport in the region, stimulate markets and economic growth in mining and other growth sectors, develop hubs, and provide important links between lucrative destinations.2 It is headquartered in Lubumbashi.1 It ceased to exist in 2012.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2010Founded1

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Congo Express was a regional airline in the Democratic Republic of the Congo created through a joint venture with airlines South African Express and BizAfrika Congo. The airline's long-term strategy was to transform air transport in the region, stimulate markets and economic growth in mining and other growth sectors, develop hubs, and provide important links between lucrative destinations.2

Corporate structure

Congo Express is part of a group headed by South African Express. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Congo Express was the first domestic airline in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It commenced operations on 1 February 2010, operating seven days a week and on three routes flying out of Kinshasa, and multiple routes out of South Africa into Lubumbashi. The airline operations leveraged the South African platform, and under the managing director Didier Kindambu, flourished into a regional airline serving the business and diplomatic communities. The business community in DRC had access to Lubumbashi within a few hours; it previously took 3-4 days to reach this region on dilapidated roads.

From Wikipedia’s article on Congo Express, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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Destinations

Kinshasa - N'djili Airport

Lubumbashi - Lubumbashi International Airport, base

Fleet

The Congo Express fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of April 2012:

From Wikipedia’s article on Congo Express, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2012Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2010Founded Founded1

Sources

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