Scores of passengers who were supposed to board an Ethiopian Airline aircraft from Lilongwe to Cairo through Addis Ababa were stranded on Sunday at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe after the airline cancelled the flight. The Ethiopian Airline general manager in Malawi has confirmed the cancellation, saying the ET 876 aircraft developed a fault. “It […]
It has been established that no Malawian was aboard the fateful Ethiopian Airlines which has crashed in Addis Ababa killing all 157 people on board. Earlier in the day, Malawi government officials said they are in touch with Ethiopian Airlines to find out if there were Malawians in its aircraft. The Boeing 737 crashed just […]
Member of Parliament for Nkhata Bay Central, Ralph Mhone, on Thursday questioned the partnership between Malawian Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines describing it as not beneficial to Malawians. Speaking during question time when legislators get responses from government through questions to ministers, Mhone said that there are little or no benefits for government in a number […]
Organisers of the Malawi Achievers Awards (MAA) have heaped tonnes of inestimable praise to Africa’s larger than life and fastest growing airline, Ethiopian Airlines for a timely life-spicing sponsorship for this year’s successful glitzy and glamorous red carpet event held at CSN international Centre in Birmingham on April 16, 2016. MAA project director Felix Banda […]
Some Malawians in the private sector have said they will try their luck to invest in the new airline company whose set up is being championed by the Private Public Partnership Commission (PPPC). The new company christened Malawian Airlines is already owned 49 percent by Ethiopian Airlines whose $9.8 million investment includes Boeing 737-800 and […]
Following the disbandment of the country’s airline, Air Malawi, government has unveiled a new airline Malawi Airline Limited to be run in partnership with strategic investors Ethiopian Airlines. Public Private Partnership Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jimmy Lipunga disclosed about the new airline during a news conference in Blantyre on Tuesday, saying the joint venture will […]
Kenya Airways (KQ) on Wednesday said it has cancelled flights to and from Lilongwe, Malawi indefinitely after striking state workers shut down the main airport following a wage strike by civil servants. In a statement made available to Nyasa Times, KQ which flies to Malawian capital, Lilongwe, 10 times a week, cancelled one flight on Wednesday […]
The Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC) , formerly the Privatisation Commission (PC), has announced that Ethiopian Airlines is the preferred bidder to be the strategic partner of Air Malawi (2012) Limited. The airline beat Fly Africa of South Africa and Botswana’s Global Business Network, based on its global experience and competitiveness, according to PPPC chief executive […]
Frequent fliers based in Malawi’s commercial and industrial capital Blantyre will no longer have to endure the hassles of several flight connections when travelling to various destinations across the world. This follows an anticipated commencement of three weekly flights by one of Africa’s fastest growing airlines, Ethiopian Airlines. Currently, apart from Air Malawi and South […]
Malawi Minister of Information and Civic Education, Patricia Kaliati, on Thursday launched a scathing verbal attack to Kenyan Airways after the airliner refused to sell her a ticket for a trip of a government officer to Tanzania because it could not accept the Malawi Kwacha currency. Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airlines are charging their airfares […]
Kenya Airways has announced it has suspended some services in Malawi including the night flights . “Due to reasons beyond our control, we regret to advise that we have suspended all night flights until further notice. This affects KQ 734, KQ732,” reads a notice by Ruth Maweu, Kenya airways Country Manager Malawi. The Kenyan airways […]