New Airline Set to Launch in Zambia

 According to eturbonews, a new airline is expected to start up in Zambia, competing with Proflight, the only airline currently providing flights within Zambia. Makuba Airlines is allegedly being set up by Zambian expats and locals. The plan is that the airline will be operational before the United Nations World Tourism Organisation general assembly, which will be co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Zambia in August. The two planes that will be used initially include a Turbo Prop ATR 42-500 and an ATR 72-500, which will be maintained by Air Botswana. The ATR 42 has a carrying capacity of 48, whilst the ATR can carry 72. Chairman of the company, Mwansa Chalwe, said the project has been meticulously planned and he hoped that the company will turn around the domestic flight market by making air travel more affordable.