New Solwezi services offer convenient onward connections to Johannesburg, while Kasama flights double to six a week.
South African travellers returning from Solwezi to Johannesburg now have more convenient same-day connections as Proflight Zambia increases capacity and frequency on two of its key domestic routes.
The expanded October schedule includes additional Solwezi services timed to connect in Lusaka with onward flights to Johannesburg. Proflight Zambia has also doubled its Kasama schedule to six flights a week, giving regional and international travellers greater flexibility when travelling beyond Lusaka.
Better-timed connections from Solwezi to Johannesburg
A new Friday service from Solwezi departs at 12:50 and arrives in Lusaka at 14:00, giving passengers a connection time of 1 hour and 40 minutes before Proflight Zambia’s 15:40 flight to Johannesburg.
The additional Friday service will operate until Christmas and resume in March 2027. The corresponding flight from Lusaka departs at 11:05 and arrives in Solwezi at 12:15.
From 13 October, a further Tuesday service will operate between Lusaka and Solwezi, departing Lusaka at 16:35 and arriving at 17:30. The aircraft will remain in Solwezi overnight before departing at 06:25 on Wednesday and arriving in Lusaka at 07:20.
This gives passengers a 55-minute connection to Proflight Zambia’s 08:15 Johannesburg service, allowing travellers to leave Solwezi early in the morning and continue to South Africa without a lengthy wait in Lusaka.
The connections are particularly useful for business travellers whose work takes them beyond Zambia’s capital, helping them spend less of the working week in transit.
Kasama increases to six flights a week
Proflight Zambia has also doubled its Kasama schedule to six flights a week, using a 29-seat turboprop aircraft.
Flights operate between Lusaka and Kasama on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, departing Lusaka at 10:25 and arriving in Kasama at 12:00. The return flight departs at 12:35 and arrives in Lusaka at 14:10.
On Fridays, the service operates in the afternoon, departing Lusaka at 14:10 and arriving in Kasama at 15:45. The return flight departs Kasama at 16:20 and arrives in Lusaka at 17:55.
A few dates in October vary slightly owing to planned aircraft maintenance. All times are local, and passengers should consult flyzambia.com for the latest schedules.
Mansa, the third route to benefit from Proflight Zambia’s domestic expansion, had its schedule increased in July and, since 13 September, has had a daily scheduled service for the first time. The growth comes as Mansa Airport undergoes runway and terminal upgrades, which could eventually allow larger aircraft to serve the route.
“When passengers are travelling beyond Lusaka, frequency alone is not enough; the connections also have to work,” said Captain Josias Walubita, Proflight Zambia’s Director of Government and Industry Affairs.
“Proflight Zambia has timed the Solwezi services around the onward Johannesburg flights so passengers can spend less time waiting in Lusaka and more time where they need to be. The increase to Kasama forms part of the same focus on making Zambia’s domestic network more practical for both regional and international travellers.”