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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

PROFLIGHT SIGNS INTERLINE TICKETING AGREEMENT WITH TURKISH AIRLINES

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – Proflight Zambia has signed its first interline ticketing agreement with a European airline partner, Turkish Airlines, opening new doors for connectivity from Europe and beyond.

Effective from November 2024, the agreement allows Turkish Airlines to issue tickets connecting its passengers seamlessly to Proflight’s domestic and regional routes, making travel easier and more convenient.

Proflight Zambia’s Director of Flight Operations Captain Josias Walubita expressed enthusiasm about the partnership: “Proflight is excited to partner with Turkish Airlines, a global airline that shares our commitment to connectivity, safety, reliability, and exceptional service. This agreement will simplify travel for passengers from Europe to Zambia, supporting our vision of positioning Zambia as a regional gateway.”

With the partnership, travellers can now access Zambia’s vibrant destinations such as South Luangwa National Park, home to the world’s best photographic, fishing, birding and walking safaris. and Livingstone home of the mighty “Mosi-oa-Tunya” popularly known as the Victoria Falls, plus major destinations across Southern Africa on a single ticket, enhancing their travel experience.

Turkish Airlines operates a vast global network, serving 53 destinations in Türkiye and 296 internationally across 130 countries.
The partnership also boosts Zambia’s international profile by making Proflight’s flights more accessible globally, contributing significantly to the nation’s tourism and economic growth.

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About Proflight Zambia
Proflight Zambia, established as a scheduled airline in 2005, is Zambia’s leading airline. Operating from its base in Lusaka its domestic routes include Livingstone, Mfuwe, Ndola, Solwezi, Kalumbila, Mansa, and Kasama, seasonal safari routes to Chunga airstrip in Kafue National Park and Jeki/Royal airstrips in Lower Zambezi; and regionally to Durban, Johannesburg, and Cape Town in South Africa from Lusaka.
The airline prides itself in providing a safe, reliable, efficient, and friendly service, and offering good value to business and leisure travellers locally and internationally.
The airline operates four 50-seater Bombardier CRJ-100/200 jets, a Bombardier CRJ-100 Freighter Jet, four 29-seater Jetstream 41 aircraft and one 18-seater Jetstream 32 aircraft.
More information is available at www.flyzambia.com.

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