Busy Bee Congo

Busy Bee Congo is a domestic charter airline which operates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Busy Bee Congo

Founded	2007
AOC #	AAC/DG/OPS-09/04[1]
Hubs	Goma International Airport
Fleet size	1
Website	busybeecongo.com

History

A Busy Bee Congo Let L-410 Turbolet (registration: 9Q-CSW) in 2008

Busy Bee Congo was established in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2007.^[2]

The airline is banned from operating within the European Union.^[1]

On 24 November 2019, a Busy Bee Congo Dornier 228 crashed shortly after takeoff at the Goma International Airport, killing 21 of the 22 occupants on board and an additional 6 on the ground.^[3] On 9 December, the Civil Aviation Authority grounded the Busy Bee Congo fleet.^[4] The airline was allowed to resume operations on 18 December.^[5]

Fleet

Current fleet

As of March 2023^[update], Busy Bee Congo operates the following aircraft:

Busy Bee Congo fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Fokker 50	1	—	?	[6]
Total	1	—

Former fleet

Busy Bee Congo formerly operated the following aircraft:

Busy Bee Congo former fleet

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Dornier 228-100	1	Un­known	Un­known	[5]
Dornier 228-200	4	Un­known	Un­known	Two aircraft written off.[7][8]
Let L-410 Turbolet	1	Un­known	Un­known

Accidents and incidents

• On 21 June 2016, a Busy Bee Congo Dornier 228-202 (registration: 9Q-CSL) was damaged in a runway excursion while landing at Goma International Airport. All the occupants onboard survived. The aircraft was written off.^[7]
• On 24 November 2019, a Busy Bee Congo Dornier 228-201 (registration: 9S-GNH) crashed 1 mile south of the Goma International Airport after takeoff. The crash killed 21 of the 22 people on board and additionally killed 6 people on the ground. The aircraft was written off.^[8]

See also

• List of airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo