Malawi skies were a virtual no-fly zone as there are a few flights coming in and out at Kamuzu International Airport in the capital, Lilongwe because the country has run out of forex, Nyasa Times can reveal. Major airline operators have since cancelled all in-coming and out-going flights operations in the impoverished Southern African country due […]
Malawi’s flag carrier Air Malawi has offered to fly gospel musician Geoffrey Zigoma who is battling with cancer to Tanzania for him to access good medical treatment. Speaking while handing over two air tickets one for Zigoma and the other for a guardian to accompany him, Air Malawi Commercial Director Temwachi Changwa said, it is […]
South African Airways (SAA) has said it is seriously looking at the possibility of increasing its flights frequency between South Africa and Malawi. SAA’s country manager James Chikaonda said this during the airline’s sponsored programme broadcast Tuesday Malawi’s private radio Capital FM. He said research is underway to determine the viability of increasing flights into […]
The non-availability of Air Malawi flights between the country and South Africa led to pressure on South African Airways and is increasing travellers costs on the route. Air Malawi suspended its flights due to non-availability of aircraft but now SAA flights between Malawi and South Africa are fully booked up to February with travellers paying […]
SWIFTAIR which has brought in competition to Air Malawi is said to be servicing its routes without an Air Operators Certificate (AOC), Nyasa Times has learnt. Inside sources at the Department of Civil Aviation and Swift Air have confirmed the development which they say puts at risk lives of people flying with Swift Air. Swift […]
Air Malawi has not yet offered new international flight services as the public company is now busy hunting for yet another plane to lease. This is despite the fact that the airline owns two Boeing 737’s which it cannot claim back after going through repairs at South African hangers. Air Malawi Chief Executive Officer Patrick […]
Aviation fuel troubles have compounded airlines flying through Malawi with air travellers slowly getting in a fix on available travel options. International airlines have also been forced to divert their aircraft due to the country’s long-running fuel shortage. This follows an incident in Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday where South African Airways (SAA), stunned passengers […]
Harsh reality has now finally caught up cash-strapped parastatal Air Malawi which has announced suspension of its flights to Johannesburg. The so called Malawi flag carrier has been running its operations by paying high fees for leasing aircraft for the past 3 years. This is because two of the public run planes have been confiscated […]
Air transport in Malawi will be harder because the country now has no aircraft. The country’s two Boeing; Kwacha and Sapitwa have been grounded in Johannesburg over one year now and the only plane which Air Malawi was chartering from South Africa has stopped operating because the company was making losses. Air Malawi has no […]
By Andrew Nyayah, NyasaTimes Nyasa Express Limited, trading as Ulendo Airlink, a partner of South Africa-based CFA Air Charters, a proudly Malawian owned airline, has secured a USD30 million (MK50 billion) liability cover for its aircraft, a development that ensures that the company meets and satisfy even the most demanding safety and service delivery criteria. […]