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MARCH 23, 2026
PROFLIGHT ZAMBIA’S CASHLESS TRANSITION ENHANCES EFFICIENCY, SECURITY, AND PASSENGER CONVENIENCE
Cashless Payments Take Flight as Zambia Embraces Digital Economy
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – As Zambia advances towards a modern, digitally enabled economy, businesses across key sectors are rethinking how they deliver services, improve efficiency, and build trust with consumers. In aviation—where safety, precision, and time are paramount—digital transformation is no longer optional; it is essential.
Proflight Zambia’s rollout of cashless payments, introduced in November 2025, represents more than a service upgrade. It reflects a deliberate move towards safer, faster, and more efficient transactions, while supporting Zambia’s broader transition to a cashless economy.
Proflight Zambia’s Director of Flight Operations, Captain Josias Walubita, highlights both customer and operational benefits of digital payments: “Going cashless strengthens the airline’s operations, enhances service excellence, and maintains a secure operating environment. At the same time, our customers enjoy greater convenience when paying for flights and services, with Proflight Zambia accepting card payments, as well as mobile money platforms, bank deposits, and other approved digital options.”
The initiative also highlights the airline’s role in supporting Zambia’s evolving financial ecosystem. As digital payments become increasingly embedded in everyday life—from mobile money to card-based transactions—aviation must keep pace with customer expectations and regional standards.
“The move to cashless payments complements a wider strategy centred on innovation, service excellence, and governance. It sits alongside ongoing network expansion, industry recognition, and adherence to globally recognised aviation standards,” added Captain Walubita.
By enabling passengers to pay for services using digital methods, the airline streamlines operations, enhances security, reduces fraud risks, and delivers a faster, more seamless experience. The initiative also aligns with the Bank of Zambia’s policy to promote a cashless economy, as well as international best practices in the aviation and travel industry.
The result is a smoother journey for passengers, with quicker service delivery and reduced administrative complexity. In an industry built on connectivity, Proflight Zambia’s cashless transition demonstrates how aviation can act as a catalyst for economic modernisation—linking people, markets, and ideas through systems that are efficient, secure, and future-ready.
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About Proflight Zambia
Proflight Zambia, established in 2005, is Zambia’s leading scheduled airline and an IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) registered and an IATA member airline. Operating from its base in Lusaka, its domestic routes include Kalumbila, Kasama, Livingstone, Mansa, Mfuwe, Ndola, and Solwezi, with seasonal safari routes to Jeki/Royal airstrips in Lower Zambezi National Park. The airline’s regional flights include South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia, operating between Lusaka and Johannesburg, Lusaka and Cape Town (via Livingstone), Livingstone and Cape Town direct, Lusaka and Windhoek (via Livingstone), Livingstone and Windhoek direct, Lusaka and Maun (via Livingstone), and Livingstone and Maun direct.
The airline prides itself in providing a safe, reliable, efficient, and friendly service, and offering good value to business and leisure travellers locally and internationally.
The airline operates six Bombardier CRJ-200 50 seat jets, one Bombardier CRJ-100 parcel freighter jet, and five BAE Jetstream 41 29 seat turbo prop aircraft.
More information is available at flyzambia.com.
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