Scheduled and charter flights keep business travellers on the move

BUSINESS IS brisk for Proflight, on the back
of a solid flow of foreign investment and
development in Zambia’s mining, agriculture and
tourism industries.
“Inflation is also steadily decreasing and
the entire country is positive,” says marketing
manager Joanna Mungaila.
Proflight has been in operation in Zambia
since 1991 and offers operational and logistical
support for travellers in Zambia. It has an everexpanding
fleet of 11 planes ranging from
18-seaters to 4-seaters available for both regular
scheduled as well as charter flights.
The company specialises in personalised
service and punctuality. “We may be smaller but
we can give each passenger individual attention,”
says Mungaila.
From June to October Proflight services the
tourist market as well as the business market,
providing scheduled and charter flights into
various national parks. For the rest of the
year, the majority of Proflight’s passengers
are businesspeople from Zambia, South Africa,
Australia and many other countries who are in
Zambia to transact business related to
copper mining.
The only concern is the ever-increasing
price of fuel. At the beginning of July, Zambia
experienced a 50% increase in jet fuel. The
situation has been exacerbated by the recent
closure of the refinery in the Copperbelt. Like
all other players in the transportation industry,
Proflight’s profitability will be affected and they
are working on making minimal increases to
their current prices.