Malawian Airlines flies to JHB next Monday
The introduction of Malawian Airlines Limited’s flagship Johannesburg route coupled with Lusaka and Dar es Salaam next Monday will compel surface travellers to begin flying on the national flag carrier than driving.
The company’s public relations officer, Maganizo Mazeze, said in a statement the Lilongwe-Johannesburg via Blantyre route will give passengers what he called a unique travelling experience and convenience for international connectivity to the region and the outer world.
“This is the first time that both Lilongwe and Blantyre will have daily flights into Johannesburg, one of Africa’s busiest connecting hubs to the rest of the world,” he said.
The airline, which has partnered Ethiopian Airlines (ET), began its daily flights between Lilongwe and Blantyre at the end of January and later Harare on a 78-seater Bombardier Q400 while the Johannesburg route will be served by a new generation 154-seater Boeing 737-800.
The Malawi Government has a 51 percent stake in the new airline out pf which 31 percent to be offered to Malawian individuals and companies within the next 12 months while the rest is held by it strategic partner ET.
Mazeze said Malawian Airlines will carry its tagline of ‘From the Warm Heart of Africa’ determined to market the country as the ideal tourism destination and for doing business.
“The Malawian Airlines offers world class on-ground and in-flight services and provides extremely competitive fares on the market,” he said.
Please tell us the crucial details like ticket prices. None of these reports has included ticket prices. Is this on purpose. I guess I am not the only one who is curious about the ticket prices.
No you are not alone in focusing on ticket prices, Cynthia! I am amazed that these reporters do not realize that the ticket price is probably the most important aspect to the travelers not sponsored by businesses or government. Do these reporters not ask the question or does the operator refuse to give the price ticket for whatever reason? Reading an article like this is not very informative, and just becomes an ad for the company, and almost a waste of time for the reader: I knew about these coming daily flights to JNB almost two weeks ago from a travel agent! Some of these reporters, and their editors need to shape up. Otherwise, they risk being ignored by readers in future.
To Cynthia and Nyani I want to sympathies with you. But we must be objective and face reality. When you buy insurance to you call the insurance company and ask how much it is to insure your house? Do they give you an answer immediately or they ask for more information? Depending on the information that you give them so the give you an answer. Same thing with airlines. There is a need to understand how airlines work before we start making uninformed decisions. Let us support Malawian Airlines, it is our own. We must avoid the mistakes made by Air Malawi in the past. Ticket prices differ from day of travel, time of travel, class of travel, time of booking, mode of booking, time of payment. Let us not be too simplistic, airlines are a very complicated business.
To Atlas: it really isn’t that difficult for at least a range of prices to be given some mention here . It’s not like we’re asking them to quote us for repairing a space rocket or something; these are nothing more than direct flights to a single city in SA, for goodness sake!
It’s about time!! Great news for Malawi!!