Royal Zambian Airlines is a regional airline in

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...

based at

Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is an international airport located in Chongwe District, off the Great East Road, approximately northeast of the city centre of Lusaka, the capital and largest city of Zambia. The airport has a capaci ...

and a subsidiary of Royal Air Charters, a charter company based in

Lusaka Lusaka (; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was ab ...

. The airline serves as a link between Zambia and its neighboring

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aiming at bringing in business and tourist travelers. Royal Zambian Airlines has a hangar at

where it stores its three

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History

Royal Zambian Airlines was founded in May 2020 and commenced operations on December 17, 2020, with a flight to

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. The airline started by operating just one Embraer Erj-145LR on a scheduled service to

from their main operating base in Lusaka along with two other

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aircraft in storage. Its

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, Royal Air Charters, first started operating in 2007 and has stayed afloat since then.

Destinations

As of December 2020, Royal Zambian Airlines operated these following destinations:

Fleet

As of December 2020, Royal Zambian Airlines operated these following

References

{{reflist Airlines of Zambia Airlines established in 2020 Companies based in Lusaka