Private company

Kalahari Express Airlines

Namibian airline, 1997–2000

Kalahari Express Airlines (KEA) was an airline based in Windhoek, Namibia. It was formed in 1998, operating from Eros Airport. KEA merged with Air Namibia in 2001.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1997Founded1
  • HeadquartersWindhoek1
Kalahari Express Airlines Fokker 28 PER Wheatley
Photo: John Wheatley, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons4

Kalahari Express Airlines (KEA) was an airline based in Windhoek, Namibia. It was formed in 1998, operating from Eros Airport. KEA merged with Air Namibia in 2001.2

The story

The airline was set to start service in 1997, though as of 1998, service had not yet started. The airline had difficulty in obtaining loans to purchase two Fokker F28-Mark 3000 from Australia. Destinations to be served from Windhoek were Johannesburg and Cape Town.

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

Timeline

  1. 2000Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1997Founded Founded1

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