Proflight Zambia
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. Proflight Zambia operates the largest fleet of aircraft in Zambia, operating both scheduled and charter flights.
Proflight Zambia has its headquarters at 13396 Kamloops Avenue, in Lusaka. It relocated there in August 2014.
History
Proflight Air Services was founded in 1991 by pilot Tony Irwin, formerly of Zambia Airways. On 30 June 2009 the airline was authorized by the Zambia Competition Commission to form an alliance with Zambezi Airlines. 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, although the Boeing was returned to the lessor, Star Air Cargo, in 2014.
Corporate affairs
Business trends
Proflight is privately owned, and accounts are not published and few figures are made public. Available recent trends are:2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
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Number of employees | 160 | 181 | 200 | |||
Number of passengers | 93 | 100 | 136 | 130 | ||
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Destinations
Proflight Zambia flies domestic routes to Livingstone, Mfuwe, Lower Zambezi, Ndola, Solwezi, Kafue National Park, Kalabo and regional routes to Lilongwe in Malawi, Durban, and Cape Town in South Africa.Country | City | Airport | Notes/Refs |
Malawi | Lilongwe | Lilongwe Airport | |
South Africa | Durban | King Shaka International Airport | |
Zambia | Livingstone | Livingstone Airport | |
Zambia | Lusaka | Lusaka International Airport | Base |
Zambia | Mfuwe | Mfuwe Airport | |
Zambia | Ndola | Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport | |
Zambia | Solwezi | Solwezi Airport |