Bravo Air Congo

IATA K6 ICAO BRV Callsign BRAVO AIRCONGO
Founded	2006 (replacing Bravo Airlines, created in 2004)
Ceased operations	10 December 2007
Hubs	Kinshasa N'Djili International Airport (FIH) Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)
Fleet size	5
Destinations	23
Company slogan	"Une grande compagnie, pour un grand pays" French:A big company, for a big country
Parent company	Bravo Airlines
Headquarters	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Key people	Herminio Gil (Executive Vice President)

Bravo Air Congo was an airline based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo operating domestic and regional passenger services. Its main base was Kinshasa International Airport^[1].

The airline was listed on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.

Bravo Air Congo suspended operations on 8th August 2008.

Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 2.1 Domestic 2.2 International 3 References

[edit] History

Bravo Airlines was established in 2004 in Madrid, as a scheduled international and domestic passenger airline, registered in Spain. In 2006, wishing to expand their operations in the African market, Bravo Airlines became an airline group, and joined with several Congolese private investors, to create a new airline, named Bravo Air Congo.^{[citation needed]} The new airline is registered in the Democratic Republic of Congo and began operations on 11 September 2006^[1].

[edit] Destinations

Bravo Air Congo operated services to eight domestic destinations, including Gemena, Kalemie, Isiro and Lubumbashi, and eight cities in West Africa, as well as Johannesburg and Nairobi. Connections with its Spanish sister company, Bravo Airlines, link Brazzaville and Kinshasa with Brussels, Paris and Madrid^[1].

The destinations of the Bravo Air Congo were (starting 11 September 2006)^{[citation needed]}:

[edit] Domestic

• Goma
• Isiro
• Kananga
• Kinshasa
• Kisangani
• Lubumbashi
• Mbuji-Mayi
• Bukavu

[edit] International

• Bangui
• Brazzaville
• Brussels
• Johannesburg
• Lagos
• Madrid
• Nairobi
• Paris (Charles de Gaulle International Airport)
• Pointe-Noire

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 88. 2007-03-27. 

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