Nyasa Express Limited, trading as FlyNyasa, is a Malawian charter airline that offers both seat rate and charter commercial air services from their base at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe, Malawi. The company began operations in 2011 under the name Ulendo Airlink and rebranded in February 2022.[1]
 Nyasa Express Cessna C210 - FWKI | |||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2011 | ||||||
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| AOC # | 2017 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Kamuzu International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 | ||||||
| Parent company | Nyasa Express, Ltd. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lilongwe, Malawi | ||||||
| Employees | 50 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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Services
editFlyNyasa provides corporate and charter charter services to nine domestic destinations and one destination in Zambia.[2][3] The airline also provides air ambulance services through a partnership with KSB Medical.[1]
Destinations
editNyasa Express operates seat rate and charter flight services primarily for the safari and NGO markets to major and remote airstrips in Malawi and also conducts operations to Mfuwe, Zambia from Kamuzu International Airport on a regular basis. It serves the following destinations:[2]
- Likoma Island
- Club Makokola
- Liwonde National Park
- Nyika Plateau
- Blantyre
- Majete Wildlife Reserve
- Mzuzu
- Tongole
- Karonga
Fleet
editAs of May 2024, the airline's fleet consists of the following aircraft:[4]
Accidents and incidents
edit- On 20 August 2024, a Cessna 210 aircraft flying from Nkhotakota to Liwonde crashed into Lake Malawi. A Dutch passenger was rescued, while another passenger and the pilot were reported missing.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "About us". Flynyasa.
- ^ a b "Nyasa Express". Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ HOHNHOLZ, Linda (2 May 2014). "Southern Africa: Malawi – the Warm Heart of Africa". Retrieved 12 August 2016 – via eturbonews.com.
- ^ Sipinski, Dominik (8 February 2024). "Malawi's Nyasa Express cautiously considering more C208s". ch-aviation.
- ^ "A Dutch passenger is rescued and 2 people are missing after a small plane crashes into Lake Malawi". Associated Press. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
