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Royal Air Burundi was an airline from Ruanda-Urundi and was based in
Usumbura Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's normal capital. In late ...
. The airline was formed in 1962 to perform non-scheduled passenger flights utilising a Lockheed L.049 Constellationbr>N9412H
which was obtained from Las Vegas Hacienda. The
national airline A flag carrier is a transport company, such as an airline or shipping company, that, being locally registered in a given sovereign state, enjoys preferential rights or privileges accorded by the government for international operations. Hist ...
of newly independent Burundi made numerous passenger flights to Europe, and ceased operations at the end of 1963.


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Defunct airlines of Burundi Airlines established in 1962 Airlines disestablished in 1963 1962 establishments in Ruanda-Urundi 1963 disestablishments in Burundi {{burundi-stub