Malawian Airliner cancels flights
Malawi Airlines has left passengers in awkward situation after cancelling two flights without giving convincing reasons.
In a notice, Malawian Airlines says it had cancelled flight ET20/21 from Lilongwe to Johannesburg via Blantyre and flight ET42/43 from Dar es Salaam today.
The airline cites a technical problem as the reason for the cancellation.
Some of the affected passengers will have to wait for a day or two before catching their flight.
Malawian Airline spokesperson Joseph Josiah could not be reached for comment but some passengers have taken up in social media platforms to express concern over the airline’s frequent flight cancellations.
If it was real technical problem of the flight then passengers should be rejoicing otherwise we could be taking differently by now.
Tonse alliance is it not high time you bailed out Malawian airlines? I just thing we need to breathe life into this business. Two new jets would not be a bad start
How can we talk of tourism? How? Are we serious as a nation? There could be valid reasons for flight cancellation, but look! without communication passengers are confronted with anger and frustration etc! Come on Malawi….let’s be serious.
‘Technical problem’ is a good reason. What else did they want them to say? It is simple, there is a problem with the aircraft so it is a technical problem.
Technical problem could mean a lot of things. What the concerned customers want is clarity on what the issue is and whether there is a plan in place for a replacement flight for example and/or when the flights will be expected to resume.
techinical problem is reason enought to tell the passengers. The nitty gritty of the technicality done not help a passenger get on the next flight.
Iwenso nde nyanitu.
Malawian Airlines is missing out on a huge opportunity to establish itself, especially on the LL/BT – Johannesburg route, in the absence of competition from South African Airways. This would have been the time to prove their worth but it seems the people running the airline do not see this opportunity. South African Airways is currently under business rescue and still awaiting the South African government’s funding so it can start operating again. The business rescue practioners actually cancelled all the loss making routes that SAA was servicing but kept the Johannesburg – LL/BT routes because they were two of… Read more »
South African Airlines down and out,practically no chance of a turnaround,a once powerhouse of a country on its knees,ANC politicians and their cronies have stripped the country bare,also rabble rouser,empty rhetoric Julius Malema won’t condemn the carnage under ,once his fellow comrades,There were those who made SAA once very successful,as for Malawian Airlines taking advantage of a golden opportunity,skeptical as there are those who are bringing this country down,being in government for self enrichment,clueless on how to run a country,had high hopes,just a dream now.
The days of Mandelas,Sisulus,Tambos,Mbekis and many more ANC stalwarts of all races long gone ,not only were they freedom fighters but they were also people of character,integrity,liberators,not these modern day pharaohs, mercenaries who have bled this once great ,proud county dry.