Additional domestic, regional flights delayed
Air Namibia has announced the postponement of additional flights on some of its domestic and regional routes, which were due to start on 31 March.
The national carrier said the postponement was to ensure operational readiness from an aircraft availability perspective and related reasons.
Air Namibia initially planned to introduce three additional flights per week on the Eros/ Ondangwa/Eros route, which would have resulted in three flights per day on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
The number of flights on this route for those days would now instead remain at two per day.
With regard to the Eros/Katima Mulilo/Eros route, Air Namibia said the launch of the additional rotation envisaged for Thursdays was delayed, resulting in flight frequencies on this route remaining at four per week, operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sunday.
The launch of the additional rotation envisaged for Mondays on the Eros/Rundu/Eros route is also delayed, resulting in flight frequencies on this route remaining at three per week, operated on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sunday.
According to Air Namibia three flight frequencies per week will be withdrawn from its service offering, effective 31 March, on the Ondangwa/Walvis Bay/Ondangwa route.
Therefore, passengers wishing to travel this route must do so by travelling via Windhoek.
The Walvis Bay/Johannesburg/Walvis Bay route will be withdrawn from the service offering, also effective 31 March, and the market for this route will be serviced via Windhoek.
“We would like to apologise to the flying public and our esteemed clients for the postponement of introducing these additional frequencies, and we will ensure that as soon as it becomes feasible for us to launch these services, related announcements will be made,” Air Namibia said.
ELLANIE SMIT
The national carrier said the postponement was to ensure operational readiness from an aircraft availability perspective and related reasons.
Air Namibia initially planned to introduce three additional flights per week on the Eros/ Ondangwa/Eros route, which would have resulted in three flights per day on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
The number of flights on this route for those days would now instead remain at two per day.
With regard to the Eros/Katima Mulilo/Eros route, Air Namibia said the launch of the additional rotation envisaged for Thursdays was delayed, resulting in flight frequencies on this route remaining at four per week, operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sunday.
The launch of the additional rotation envisaged for Mondays on the Eros/Rundu/Eros route is also delayed, resulting in flight frequencies on this route remaining at three per week, operated on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sunday.
According to Air Namibia three flight frequencies per week will be withdrawn from its service offering, effective 31 March, on the Ondangwa/Walvis Bay/Ondangwa route.
Therefore, passengers wishing to travel this route must do so by travelling via Windhoek.
The Walvis Bay/Johannesburg/Walvis Bay route will be withdrawn from the service offering, also effective 31 March, and the market for this route will be serviced via Windhoek.
“We would like to apologise to the flying public and our esteemed clients for the postponement of introducing these additional frequencies, and we will ensure that as soon as it becomes feasible for us to launch these services, related announcements will be made,” Air Namibia said.
ELLANIE SMIT
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