Private company

Zambezi Airlines

Zambian privately owned airline

Zambezi Airlines was a privately owned airline headquartered in Lusaka, Zambia, that operated flights to south and western Africa out of its base at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport.2 It ceased to exist in 2012.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2008Founded1
  • HeadquartersLusaka1
2011-06-28 14-27-27 South Africa - Bonaero Park - 9J-ZJC
Photo: Hansueli Krapf This file was uploaded with Commonist ., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Zambezi Airlines was a privately owned airline headquartered in Lusaka, Zambia, that operated flights to south and western Africa out of its base at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport.2

The story

Zambezi Airlines began operations in July 2008. The airline first operated an Embraer 120. In May 2009, it acquired two Boeing 737-500. In June 2009, operations to Johannesburg and Dar es Salaam commenced. In the same month, the airline was authorized by the Zambia Competition Commission to form an alliance with Proflight Commuter Services.

On 1 November 2011, the airline licence of Zambezi Airlines was suspended because of safety issues. Subsequently, the airline was dismantled in 2012.

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

Timeline

  1. 2012Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2008Founded Founded1

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