LUN-LLW airline guidance please
Aug 14, 2008, 5:43 pm
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Aug 14, 2008, 9:35 pm
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I flew Air Malawi one-way LLW-LUN about 4 or 5 years ago and had no problems. The flight departed roughly on time, the flight attendants were OK and the baggage made it. As I recall, the interior of the plane was a little scruffy. The fare seemed somewhat high for the relatively short distance flown (which is often true in Africa) and buying the tickets in Malawi with a credit card took longer and was more hassle than it would have been elsewhere (unless something has recently changed, credit cards are not widely accepted in Malawi).
Aug 27, 2009, 3:36 pm
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It appears Kenya Airways flies this route (as an onward tag to NBO) with a 777! They used to do it with a 767-300? Why so much airlift on this route?
Sep 6, 2009, 12:12 pm
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LUN-LLW with the pride of Africa
u rite dude,
but it depends as 2 choices are given:
-flight KQ724 is a day service NBO-LUN-LLW-NBO depart Lusaka at 11h10 am and arriving lilongwe 1h10 mn later, only monday, tuesday, thursday and sunday using a 767-300 biclass.
-from march 09 the new flight KQ726, propose the same rotation, on wed fri and sunday, but departing Lun @ 00h10 for a landing in the malawian capital around 1h20 am, the a/c is an embraer 170.
i've only flown the day service and it seems the best for this short route, more over the 2nd option doesn't offer Premier World Class (kq business).
c what is the best for u...
an another option is LUN-LLW with bus can cost you $30 max, for a 10h journey
but it depends as 2 choices are given:
-flight KQ724 is a day service NBO-LUN-LLW-NBO depart Lusaka at 11h10 am and arriving lilongwe 1h10 mn later, only monday, tuesday, thursday and sunday using a 767-300 biclass.
-from march 09 the new flight KQ726, propose the same rotation, on wed fri and sunday, but departing Lun @ 00h10 for a landing in the malawian capital around 1h20 am, the a/c is an embraer 170.
i've only flown the day service and it seems the best for this short route, more over the 2nd option doesn't offer Premier World Class (kq business).
c what is the best for u...
an another option is LUN-LLW with bus can cost you $30 max, for a 10h journey
Sep 6, 2009, 12:18 pm
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LUN-LLW with the pride of Africa
u rite dude,
but it depends as 2 choices are given:
-flight KQ724 is a day service NBO-LUN-LLW-NBO depart Lusaka at 11h10 am and arriving lilongwe 1h10 mn later, only monday, tuesday, thursday and sunday using a 767-300 biclass.
-Since march 09 the new flight KQ726, propose the same rotation, on wed fri and sunday, but departing Lun @ 00h10 for a landing in the malawian capital around 1h20 am, the a/c is an embraer 170.
i've only flown the day service and it seems the best for this short route, more over the 2nd option doesn't offer Premier World Class (kq business).
c what is the best for u...
an another option is LUN-LLW with bus can cost you $30 max, for an only 10h journey
but it depends as 2 choices are given:
-flight KQ724 is a day service NBO-LUN-LLW-NBO depart Lusaka at 11h10 am and arriving lilongwe 1h10 mn later, only monday, tuesday, thursday and sunday using a 767-300 biclass.
-Since march 09 the new flight KQ726, propose the same rotation, on wed fri and sunday, but departing Lun @ 00h10 for a landing in the malawian capital around 1h20 am, the a/c is an embraer 170.
i've only flown the day service and it seems the best for this short route, more over the 2nd option doesn't offer Premier World Class (kq business).
c what is the best for u...
an another option is LUN-LLW with bus can cost you $30 max, for an only 10h journey