Congo Express

Congo Express
Founded	2010
Commenced operations	1 February 2010
Ceased operations	2015
Fleet size	1
Destinations	2
Parent company	BizAfrika Congo, South African Express
Headquarters	Lubumbashi, DRC
Key people	Didier Kindambu (Managing Director)
Website	www.flyexpress.aero/congo/

Congo Express was a regional airline created through a joint venture with South African Airlines (SA Express) and BizAfrika Congo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airline's long-term strategy is to transform air transport in the region, stimulate markets and economic growth in mining and other growth sectors, develop hubs, and provide important links between lucrative destinations.

History

Congo Express was the first domestic airline in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It commenced operations on 1 February 2010, operating seven days a week and on three routes flying out of Kinshasa, and multiple routes out of South Africa into Lubumbashi. The airline operations leveraged the South African platform, and under the managing director Didier Kindambu, flourished into a regional airline serving the business and diplomatic communities. The business community in DRC had access to Lubumbashi within a few hours; it previously took 3-4 days to reach this region on dilapidated roads.