Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) on Wednesday reinstated flights to Blantyre, Malawi.
The flights were reinstated following urgent runway repairs and maintenance to Blantyre’s airport. The airline temporarily suspended flights to the area last Wednesday.
“SAA will be resuming three flights per week, of which one is operated on a supplementary basis, between Johannesburg and Blantyre from today [Wednesday], as per the normal schedule,” said SAA.
Airport strikes
Meanwhile, the SAA flight to Germany is expected to depart to Munich on Thursday as per the normal schedule following the announcement of a pending ground handler strike affecting Frankfurt and Munich.
“The airline wishes to further advise customers that although SA260 departing tonight [Wednesday] 8:30pm to Frankfurt, and SA264 departing 9:20pm to Munich will depart as per the normal schedule, customers will be able to disembark on arrival, but the baggage and cargo on these flights are expected to be offloaded as from 2:30pm and subsequently delivered to customers,” said the airline.
Customers with onward connections from Frankfurt and Munich may be affected due to the non-availability of aircraft positioning during the strike period. They will be rebooked, or should they wish to do so, find other ways of transport such as by train, or car.
With regard to onward connections, passengers are advised to contact the operating carrier during the day to check flight availability while customers without Schengen visas will have to remain in the transit area.
Customers can visit SAA’s website for more information on: www.flysaa.com and click (at the top of the page) on the travel advisory: “Strikes at Frankfurt and Munich airports”. - SAnews.gov.za
