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2012-04-21

Korongo celebrates first flight from Joburg to Lubumbashi

The maiden flight of new African air operator Korongo Airlines’ twice-weekly service between Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Johannesburg, left the OR Tambo International Airport on Friday.
Korongo, which would connect regions in Central Africa with Johannesburg and Brussels, in Belgium, kicked off its domestic operations from Lubumbashi on April 16.
Friday’s flight carried about 40 passengers on the 126-seat Boeing 373-300. Korongo CEO Christophe Allard told Engineering News Online that passenger numbers was expected to grow exponentially.

Source:  Engineering News