Flying Into Zambia's Newest Airport - There's Something Missing!

I took a trip to Zambia in Southern Africa and flew into the newly opened Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International airport AKA Copperbelt airport in Ndola.
I had an excellent flight with Airlink, and the new airport is great apart from one (major) thing that's missing.
Have a look in this flight review vlog.
Travel Date: 13th May 2022
Airline: Airlink
Cabin: Economy
Route Taken: JNB-NLA
Aircraft Type: Embraer ERJ-135LR
Tail Number: ZS-SNX
Flight Number: 4Z 150
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[@zambianyoutuberx]

Watching you from Zambia! I wanted to see more of the Ndola Airport than the inflight parts! Nice Video!

[@Godfrey..]

it's amazing when someone gives an honest review.

[@TonyCulshaw]

Thanks!

[@user-lo5od4ot6h]

Only that road make you come to find back little memories of Africa, precious, isn 't it?

[@TonyCulshaw]

I love it in Zambia!

[@luyangathe3rd713]

Always loved Airlink's on-board meals. All in all a very good flying experience.

[@TonyCulshaw]

Totally agree!

[@paulmorrisashton7835]

Great video Tony, my daughter works as cabin crew for Airlink, nice to hear your positive views, looking forward to your next video

[@TonyCulshaw]

Thanks Paul, tell your daughter to keep up the good work!

[@MwanzaNaphtalilungu]

A brand new tar road has been built actually.i have a jewellery shop in the international departure wing .wow jewels .come stop by next time,e you re around. Great reporting

[@kingslj]

Thanks for the video & yes, we’re missing a little portion of a road that is supposed to be tarred.

[@TonyCulshaw]

Someone posted that it's being done now, which is good news. Thanks for watching!

[@TheBattousai2004]

Found your video, while looking up how things were progressing with the new airport. As a kid I used to live in flats right across from the old Ndola airport, good memories of driving over to the old 'tin shed' with my parents to get something to eat, they had a decent restaurant in there. And the Zambia Airways 707 always took off on Friday mornings at 7am, that was the highlight of my week, it was so loud made for a great alarm clock :)

[@TonyCulshaw]

The Profund flats? My wife's cousin lives there. And yes, I've enjoyed the bar and restaurant there and around the perimeter at the flying club. The new airport has had the road done now, but it is a way out of town. Thanks for watching!

[@TheBattousai2004]

@@TonyCulshaw not sure what the name of the complex was, but it is across the street from Simba School, north corner of Airport Rd and Hammarskjoeld Drive.

[@sammyhawkins5590]

I bet I was on that 707, I used to fly in that regularly

[@dorisgray318]

Very interesting,sad about the road from the airport to the town centre.The food looked amazing.Good commentary.

[@TonyCulshaw]

Thanks! One day they'll put some tar down, and yes, the food was lovely.

[@mubs4life]

It's a new airport and is still under construction.

[@DavidCulshawmer-r]

wheres the runway bar ? .... oh thats at the old airport 😄, nice vid Tony and a nice plane too , have they done away with the old prop planes now ?

[@TonyCulshaw]

I expect the air force are making full use of the bar. And there are still some old - and new prop planes buzzing about, didn't manage to get on one on this trip sadly.

[@Musonda-zs4iq]

You arrived when the president was around I see the jet thanks for the share.

[@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298]

Haha, I remember the Ethiopian incident. Jury is still out on who's fault that actually was. Theittle snippet you showed of Simon Mwanza Kapwepwe is lovely on the inside.

[@TonyCulshaw]

Yeah, it is nice, just needs to fill out a bit with a few businesses in there.

[@robertdagge200]

The old airport was actually great - close to town, small and very efficient. No idea why such a large airport is required, TBH, or has passenger volume grown that much? Used take all of 5 minutes (or less) to pass tru all formalities at the old airport - hope the much bigger airport does not mean everything slows down.....At times I arrived at the airport when the plane was just about to take off (no, not due to heavy traffic on the way- due to bad time keeping...) - and still managed to board the plane. Sometimes small is good.

[@TonyCulshaw]

Yeah it was handy, we used to go check in then round to sister in law's for lunch and back there when we heard the plane land.

[@flyingtuvi]

Some people just love to complain about anything and everything.

[@mosesmulenga8902]

The old one is a military base

[@kubalenyaundi7893]

It doesn't make sense...the road to the airport!!!!! I don't know why they just didn't upgrade the old airport, it would have made economic sense..IMO

[@chongomukupa4467]

@@mosesmulenga8902 yes old military airfield of the 2nd World War!

[@user-lo5od4ot6h]

Good video

[@TonyCulshaw]

Glad you enjoyed

[@tonyrichards9794]

The airport in ndola looks modern & nice

[@TonyCulshaw]

It is, it just needs a few finishing touches.

[@tonyrichards9794]

@@TonyCulshaw I see, it looks like the one here in Houston Texas 🇺🇸

[@ramanathanviswanathan5640]

you forget to watch Dag hammerskajold almost 60 years

[@shankszm]

Thank you for the nice review, The terminal building is shaped like a gemstone/precious stone to symbolise the mineral and mining economy of the region ( The Copperbelt )

[@TonyCulshaw]

I didn't know that, thanks - and thanks for watching!

[@charleskapepa5080]

They have worked on that road.

[@actioneverywhere6118]

Good old dusty Ndola 😅

[@TonyCulshaw]

Yeah, the friendly - but a bit dusty - city!

[@sikazwejerry4620]

Thanks for spiritual cleaning of public places.

[@charlesmumba4756]

I Sincerely Hope That The Part Of The Road Highlighted In This Video Has Been Worked On Otherwise The Whole Idea Of Opening The Airport With Such An Omission Is Shocking

[@TonyCulshaw]

It hasn't yet, and I don't know when they are planning to do it.

[@DM-et8lc]

@@TonyCulshaw The road is being worked on.

[@TonyCulshaw]

@@DM-et8lc Thanks for the update!

[@SCM793]

Everything is updating dw soon to your standard you can help too

[@charlesmumba4756]

@@SCM793 Yeah I Pay My Taxes

[@andrewkazungu6542]

Affirm 🇹🇿🎧🎤🌍

[@laksi0505]

look like a privet jet.

[@nsomba]

I don't think its fair or accurate to call the old Ndola airport a "corrugated shed" , there is also no objective reason why one would say" I dont think a lot people that know where Ndola is " and finally not making an effort to remember the name of the airport is just disrespectful to the people of Ndola a town that you seem to have visited quite often Mr Culshaw .Why do you keep going there if you have nothing to say about the place ?

[@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298]

Okay but what if the old airport was a corrugated shed? The issue is a factual one and not whether it's fair to say so or not. It's true, a lot of people don't know where Ndola is. It's definitely not as polupar as Livingstone. Unless you're from Southern Africa most people wouldn't know where Ndola is. It's good he pointed it out on the map. How is not knowing the name of an airport disrespectful? Was the airport name not changed recently?

[@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298]

@@Sabelo533 people need to stop giving emotional responses.

[@perviouschileya1094]

Am Zambian but your comment is way too irationally emotional . The man is just vlogin nothing wrong with what he is saying tho

[@TheBattousai2004]

Why look for offense? I lived across from that airport as a child, yes part of it was a 'tin shed', more accurately a nissen hut design, I loved that little airport, and I guess my love of aviation grew from there. I never took offense at his description, I took it more as a cute way to describe a fond old friend.

[@BNAV23]

Sir/ madam. You were over thinking.

[@othomile]

The thumbnail is Gaborone Botswana airport... or looks a lot like it

[@TonyCulshaw]

It's definitely Ndola!I took it on the plane after we landed - maybe the same architect?

[@laurahharrison7400]

My late brother Alexander Harrison worked for Zamnia Airways as the Station Manager for Ndola Airport .1973-1977 Let me correct you....Ndola Airport was never a corrugated shed....It was a small efficient Airport..smart clean and close to town. This nonsense of painting it as something backwards ends here and now....utter rubbish notwithstanding that you are entitled to your opinion... Enjoy the hospitality of Zambja but do so respectfully !

[@sammyhawkins5590]

There was nothing wrong with ndola airport back in the 70s , it was a no fuss and bother airport, I loved everything about it. I'd love to go back to it

[@laurahharrison7400]

Thank you Sammy

[@mosesmulenga8902]

The government has started working on the road

[@TonyCulshaw]

Brilliant news!

[@nasdean7166]

Build by China not EU or America

[@jennymushinka98]

Definitely why go to a country you do not appreciate? Stay away from it and stay where it is nice and rosy please.