Mozambique Airlines (LAM) plans to double its fleet of aircraft to at least 22 by 2027.

The operations director of the Mozambican airline, Hilário Tembe, who was speaking on the sidelines of the ceremony marking the resumption of the direct link between the city of Inhambane and Johannesburg, guaranteed that "in the coming years the influx of aircraft will be very massive".

Tembé revealed that the Mozambican airline has a total of nine aircraft and plans to acquire three more this year to respond to the resumption of connections with neighboring countries and the introduction of new routes.

"This year, we'll probably be able to finish with 12 planes (...) and then the plan is to put in another 10 planes by the end of 2027," said Tembe, quoted by Lusa.

According to the official, Mozambique has resumed connections with Harare in Zimbabwe and Johannesburg in South Africa since last year, and flights from Maputo to Lisbon are also expected to resume in November.

The Mozambican airline has also announced that a new flight route will be introduced this year from Maputo to Cape Town, the South African capital.

"This year we also introduced the Maputo - Lusaka [capital of Zambia] route, which we didn't have before," said LAM's operations director.