Airlink launches flights to Malawi’s Lilongwe and Blantyre

Posted on 3 June 2023

Airlink will begin working flights to Malawi between Johannesburg and each Lilongwe and Blantyre, Malawi from 23 September 2023.

Malawi turns into the sixteenth nation to be included in Airlink’s complete route community. Airlink will fly snug and environment friendly 37-seat Embraer Regional Jets on each new routes, which is able to function thrice per week.

‘Because the premier regional airline, Airlink units out to supply travellers to and from Malawi with optimum connectivity by way of a large alternative of conveniently scheduled flights and connections inside the area and, by way of our companions, to the remainder of the world,’ says Airlink CEO and Managing Director, Rodger Foster

‘Along with supporting the revitalisation of tourism, Airlink’s new routes may even be capable of play a key function within the present Malawi Progress and Growth Technique, which goals to diversify the economic system and construct a rich, self-reliant and industrialised middle-income nation.’

Lilongwe route 

Flight 4Z460 departs Johannesburg at 11h00 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, arriving in Lilongwe at 13h20.

Return flight 4Z461 departs Lilongwe at 14h10 on the identical days, arriving in Johannesburg at 16h25.

Blantyre route 

Flight 4Z450 departs Johannesburg at 11h00 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, arriving in Blantyre at 13h01.

Return flight 4Z451 departs Blantyre at 14h15 on the identical days, and arrives in Johannesburg at 16h35.

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