ITAB - International Trans Air Business (Lubumbashi) deployed its B737-200(M), msn 21959, into service on September 10 with its maiden flight being to the Congolese capital, Kinshasa N'Djili. According to the DR Congo Airline blog, ITAB operates the 3x weekly flight onboard the Combi (i.e mixed freight and passenger configuration) routed as Mbuji Mayi -Lubumbashi -Kananga -Kinshasa N'Djili. The local government hopes the service will give competition to flyCAA (BU, Kinshasa N'Djili) and Korongo Airlines (Lubumbashi) thereby resulting in cheaper, more affordable fares.