The carrier says it has put contingency plans in place for smaller aircraft operated by SA Express to operate routes instead.
National carrier South African Airways said on Wednesday its services to Blantyre in Malawi had been affected by the closure of the main runway at the Chileka international airport from April 24 to July 24, with flights scheduled for this Wednesday and Saturday cancelled.
“The aircraft size which SAA operates to Blantyre does not fit in the required categories/classes of the secondary runway which will remain operational,” it said. “Accordingly, SAA’s operations to Blantyre have been cancelled, for Wednesday, 24 April 2019 and Saturday, 27 April 2019.” SAA, which operates a three weekly service between Johannesburg and Blantyre on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, said airport authorities had notified it that the main runway would be closed for maintenance and rehabilitation.
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