MARIO CARUANA/MAVIO NEWS
Kinshasa-based Congo Airways has added a second wet-leased Boeing 737-800 from Slovakian charter airline AirExplore to its roster. The pictured example, OM-MEX (c/n 34905), a 737-8GJ, was flown down to the airline’s base at N'djili Airport on December 30, 2023. It replaced 737-8BK OM-IEX (c/n 33016), which returned to the charter airline on January 1, 2024. The contingent was bolstered by the addition of 737-8AS OM-JEX (c/n 29932), which arrived on January 13. The pair are being used by the flag carrier to connect Kinshasa with destinations including Lubumbashi, Goma, Kindu and Mbuji-Mayi