RwandAir flight touches down at Lubumbashi International Airport 

Inspirer Staff.

RwandAir flight has touched down at Lubumbashi International Airport in DRC.

Lubumbash is the third-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the country’s south-easternmost part, along the border with Zambia.

The capital and principal city of the Haut-Katanga Province, Lubumbashi is the center of mining in the region, acting as a hub for many of the country’s largest mining companies.

On Wednesday Champagne toast and cake cutting was processed at Pullman Hotel Lubumbashi to celebrate the inaugural flight.

The ribbon was officially cut at the Lubumbashi International Airport and inaugural flight was welcomed by a water salute upon arrival.

The national airline’s Boeing 737-700 flight will be delivering twice-a-week service to the capital of Katanga province.

Marc Likombo Ekila, DR Congo’s vice minister for transport, said that the creation of the Kigali-Lubumbashi route was enabled by excellent relations between the two countries and their heads of state.

RwandAir already operates the Kigali-Kinshasa route.

Rwanda’s envoy to DR Congo recalled that Rwanda is visa-free for DR Congo passport holders, urging Congolese nationals to use the opportunity and explore opportunities in Rwanda.

Silver Munyaneza, RwandAir deputy chief executive, said the new route will boost business between the two countries and effectively help strengthen commercial ties.