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.