Wednesday, 22 August 2018

Congo Airways has passed IOSA audit and launched flight to Moanda

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
                  / KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals



Congo Airways, the "Flying Leopard" and the national airline of the Democratic Republic of Congo, announced on 22 August 2018 that it has completed its inaugural return flight to Moanda in Central Congo on 17 August 2018 using its Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 aircraft.

The debut flight arrived in Moanda from Kinshasa at 4.45 pm on 17 August and returned to Kinshasa on 18 August 2018.

Congo Airways, owning a fleet of 2 Airbus A320-200, 2 Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 and 1 B737-800 aircraft, is formed on 15 August 2014 to succeed Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises / Congolese Airlines (formerly Air Zaire). It conducts its first domestic flight on 20 October 2015 and flies to seven domestic destinations in Congo as well as to Douala, the capital of Cameroon, and Johannesburg. On 11 July 2018 it is awarded the certificate for passing IOSA safety operations audit.

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