South African Airways (SAA) will suspend service to Malawi (Lilongwe and Blantyre), due to the recent economic challenges in Malawi. In an industry alert last week, SAA mentioned that it was monitoring the situation of substantial devaluation of the Malawian Kwacha, acute foreign currency shortages, and the escalation of blocked funds, closely before making the…
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South African Airlines to Resume Flights to Malawi
South Africa Airlines has announced that from 16 March it will be resuming flights to Malawi, operating a triangular schedule from Joburg to Blantyre to Lilongwe & back to Joburg. The triangular flight will operate on Thursdays & Saturdays. The flights from Johannesburg will land in Blantyre and Lilongwe. The announcement was made following an…
Kenya Airways suspends sale of Tickets in Malawi
Kenya Airways (KQ)announces the suspension of ticket sales in Malawi due to the challenge of repatriation of funds from Malawi. The suspension will only affect reservations made in Malawi. However, travellers can still book and buy tickets online via www.kenya-airways.com using either a credit or debit card. KQ has, throughout the year, actively engaged Malawi authorities to…
SAA Confirms IASC Decision and the Addition of Flights to Malawi, Namibia & Zimbabwe
South African Airways (SAA) is pleased to confirm that the International Air Services Council (IASC) has ratified that SAA retains all its historical route traffic rights, following SAA’s voluntary relinquishing of the number of frequencies on the destinations it is not currently servicing. In accordance with legislated and prescribed procedures SAA meets with the IASC…