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Once a Belgian colony, the Democratic Republic of Congo is the third largest country in terms of area on the African continent. Located in the Central African UN subregion, the Democratic Republic of Congo is economically and regionally affiliated with Southern Africa as a member of the Southern African Development Community. Known for its national parks, national forests and rich mineral reserves, Congo also happens to be one of the better off countries in terms of its economy in the African continent. Owing to its importance both as a tourist destination and a financial center, there are many travelers not only from the other African countries but also from the rest of the world. The Airports in Congo (Democratic Republic of) exert their importance in this perspective, facilitating both international and domestic flights to Congo. Being close to the Congo river and the Atlantic, Congo has one of the distinguished port services.
Overview of the Airports in Congo: Being a big country, Congo has fairly enough airports to support its international and regional flights. It is true that unlike the developed Western nations, most of the Airports in Congo are small in size offering only limited service to the passengers. However, since, air travel is closely linked to the tourism industry of Congo, there has been a developmental approach in the ambit of aviation hubs, from the government of Congo. Being the largest city and also the administrative capital of Congo, Kinshasa is the domicile to the country's busiest and biggest airport, which is N'Djili International Airport. A civil airport run by the government of Congo, N'Djili International Airport supports one of the highest international flights to Congo. There are also umpteen regional flights landing at this airport. Apart from this, the entire country of Congo has a total of 30 airports which includes 4 international airports.
| Some of the most important airports in Congo include Bangoka International Airport, Lubumbashi International Airport, Mbuji Mayi Airport, N'Dolo Airport, Goma International Airport etc.
Services at the Airports in Congo: It is significant that, the N'Djili International Airport functions as the chief hub for 3 of the largest airlines in the DRC, which includes Hewa Bora Airways, Wimbi Dira Airways and Bravo Air Congo. Among the other facilities rendered by the Congo airports are lounge facilities, baggage services, ground crew, shuttle services, customs check-in, gift shops just to cite a few.
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Some of the leading airlines flying to the Congo Airports are Air Zimbabwe, Brussels Airlines, Air France, Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation, TAAG Angola Airlines, South African Airways ,Wimbi Dira Airways just to cite some.
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