Private company
Karibu Airways
Airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Karibu Airways is an inactive airline based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Due to two plane crashes in 2007, confidence in the airline was lost, and it was placed on the list of air carriers banned in the EU. Subsequently, all operations came to a halt.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersKinshasa1
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Karibu Airways is an inactive airline based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.2
Controversies and legal
Accidents and incidents
21 June 2007: One passenger was killed and thirteen injured, when a Let L-410UVP turboprop-powered aircraft (reg 9Q-CEU) crashed into a swamp on takeoff from Kamina Airport. The aircraft came to rest lying on its roof. Investigations revealed that the aircraft was overloaded, carrying 22 passengers and 3 crew. A Let-410 aircraft is laid out for 19 passengers and 2 crew. The only casualty of the crash was a member of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
24 September 2007: The pilot was killed and five passengers were injured, when a Let-410UVP turboprop-powered aircraft in Karibu livery being operated by Free Airlines crash-landed.
From Wikipedia’s article on Karibu Airways, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Links
- WikipediaKaribu Airways
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ6370484
Sources
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- 1WikidataKaribu Airways on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaKaribu Airways on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsKaribu Airways photo by Raimund Stehmann, GFDL