Expedition Airways was an
airline
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based in
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
which collapsed due to poor management and the difficulty of exploiting the
Harare
Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...
to
Johannesburg
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route dominated by
South African Airways
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and
British Airways
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. It operated to seven domestic destinations,
South Africa
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and
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
with
Raytheon Beech 1900C airliner aircraft.
Former Code Data
*
IATA
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Code: FO
*
ICAO
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Code: XPD
*Callsign: Expedition
Defunct airlines of Zimbabwe
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