New Malawian-owned Kwacha Airlines to roll out in September

April 20, 2018 Zawadi Chilunga - Nyasa Times 14 Comments

An all Malawian-owned Kwacha Airlines has been granted a licence enabling it to start operating in Malawi on September 1, 2018.

Kwacha Airlines was granted its air services license from ahead of the carrier’s planned launch of operations on 01 September 2018

Ministry of Transport and Public Works has announced it has awarded Kwacha Airlines (Lilongwe) an Air Services Licence (ASL) to operate both domestic and international passenger and cargo flights.

According to the announcement, the passenger and cargo services will commence on September 1, 2018 and the type of Aircraft is Boeing 737-700.

In a brief statement by Kwacha Airlines, it is indicated that the company is owned by Malawians James Makunje Jnr, Chris Kapanga Jnr and Noel Chalamanda.

Makunje Jnr said further details about the services, routes and other issues regarding the company or the services to be provided will be made at the right time.

In the statement, Makunje Jnr said Malawians will learn more about the company and its services through a media briefing that will be organised in due course

 

Malawi is currently home to the Ethiopian Airlines-backed Malawian Airlines (3W, Lilongwe) which operates one Dash 8-400 and one B737-700 on domestic flights between Lilongweand Blantyre as well as to Dar-es-Salaam, Harare Int’l, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo, Lusaka, and Nairobi Jomo Kenyattaregionally.

Ulendo Airlink (NYS, Lilongwe) offers scheduled flights to several Malawian resort towns as well as to Mfuwe in Zambia using Cessna (single turboprop) 208B Grand Caravan and other light aircraft.

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14 replies on “New Malawian-owned Kwacha Airlines to roll out in September”

  1. Please amongst the many routes you are thinking about tray Lilongwe, Karonga , Mbeya ,Dar then Europe vice versa.

  3. PLEASE INCLUDE DIRECT
    ROUTE FROM EUROPE TO
    MZUZU Eeeesh !!

    IT’S A HEADACHE FROM
    LILONGWE/BLANTYRE TO MZUZU
    BY ROAD Eeeesh !!

  5. Just make sure kuti muzipita ku service kwa Biwi mingayambe kutigwetsa sindikukuonani bwino

  7. Congratulations. I would like to give these guys benefit of doubt and pray they will succeed. If this country is going to develop, we need to think outside the box and not only think of operating minibuses and buses. Kudos guys, all the success.

    1. Well said! If you want to make a small fortune, make sure to start with a big one! Too man hurdles in Aviation to succeed here.

      1. It’s a global business fact. Count the number of airlines owned by businessmen which survived in the whole continent. None. The best margin an airline can make is utmost 7%. A shrewd businessman would rather put the money in the bank and earn much tiger interest.

  10. This is good news.enafe tikweleko ndege.when more players came into play,fares will surely drop.osati zobelana zomwe amapanga a Malawian airlines.

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