Zambezi Airlines has had a short, rocky history, having commenced flights in 2008 just before the demise of Zambian Airways. But its
certificate to operate was suspended by authorities from 2011
until just last month. The airline is now resurrecting its regional network of scheduled services, currently only operating from
Lusaka to
Johannesburg but surely hoping to return to its pre-crisis network, which as can be seen above stretched from the DR Congo to
Dar Es Salaam to
Cape Town.
With the continued growth of the Zambian economy and boom in its cooper belt, along with its positive democratic developments, the young airline has the opportunity to land its reticulated tail fin at other airports across the region, giving the rising nation a de-facto flag carrier and a regional player.
