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the sack bags got the name Ghana Must Go in the 1980s, when hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants, many of whom were Ghanaian, were expelled from Nigeria and they fled with the red-and-blue checked bags on their backs.

Ethiopian Airlines bans sack bags

Dec 02, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Ethiopian Airlines, which also operates in Malawi, has banned passengers boarding any of its flights in Nigeria from using sack bags. The ban which took effect from November 25, 2023 is for flights in Nigeria… ...

Devaluation effects: South African Airways suspend air ticket sales In Malawi

Nov 10, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

As companies in the business sector continue to respond to the devaluation of the Malawian Kwacha by 44 percent against the USD, South African Airways (SAA) has suspended all air ticket sales in Malawi. The… ...

Airlink introduces additional flights between South Africa and Malawi

Oct 31, 2023 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

Airlink will expand its South Africa – Malawi operations with additional flights between Johannesburg and Lilongwe from 16 December 2023 following increase in demand. In September, Airlink launched services to both Lilongwe and Blantyre in… ...

Airline bans couple over sex acts on plane

Apr 19, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A couple has been banned from booking flights in South Africa after engaging in sex acts on a flight from Johannesburg to Durban on Monday. The couple has been banned from booking on FlySafair News24… ...

South African Airways returns to Malawi

Mar 16, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Three years after suspending flights between South Africa and Malawi, South African Airways (SAA) has resumed operations between the two countries today. The airline's plane landed at Chileka in Blantyre this morning and another one… ...

Ethiopian Airlines rated worst for service

Jun 11, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Ethiopian Airlines has been called out for its poor and selective customer care services for black people. Twitter users have taken the airline to task over its treatment of black Africans, especially those from Southern… ...

Ethiopian Airlines to purchase five new Boeing 777-8 Freighters

Mar 07, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Ethiopian Airlines has signed a deal to order Boeing 777-8 Freighter, which was launched in January and is touted as the industry's newest, most capable and most fuel-efficient twin-engine freighter. The airline and Boeing and… ...