FlyNyasa explained

Airline:	FlyNyasa
Iata:	-
Icao:	NYS
Callsign:	NYASA
Commenced:	2011
Aoc:	2017
Bases:	Kamuzu International Airport
Fleet Size:	5
Destinations:	10
Parent:	Nyasa Express, Ltd.
Headquarters:	Lilongwe, Malawi
Num Employees:	50

Nyasa Express Limited, trading as FlyNyasa, is a Malawian charter airline that offers both seat rate and charter commercial air services from their base at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe, Malawi. The company began operations in 2011 under the name Ulendo Airlink and rebranded in February 2022.^[1]

Services

FlyNyasa provides corporate and charter charter services to nine domestic destinations and one destination in Zambia.^{[2] [3]} The airline also provides air ambulance services through a partnership with KSB Medical.

Destinations

Nyasa Express operates seat rate and charter flight services primarily for the safari and NGO markets to major and remote airstrips in Malawi and also conducts operations to Mfuwe, Zambia from Kamuzu International Airport on a regular basis. It serves the following destinations:

Malawi

• Likoma Island
• Club Makokola
• Liwonde National Park
• Nyika Plateau
• Blantyre
• Majete Wildlife Reserve
• Mzuzu
• Tongole
• Karonga

Zambia

• Mfuwe

Fleet

As of May 2024, the airline's fleet consists of the following aircraft:^[4]

• Cessna 210 Centurion
• Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX
• Beechcraft Super King Air 200
• Pilatus PC-12
• Embraer Legacy 650

Accidents and incidents

• On 20 August 2024, a Cessna 210 aircraft flying from Nkhotakota to Liwonde crashed into Lake Malawi. A Dutch passenger was rescued, while another passenger and the pilot were reported missing.^[5]

External links

• http://www.flynyasa.net/

Notes and References

1. Web site: About us . Flynyasa.
2. Web site: Nyasa Express . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140316103238/http://www.flynyasa.net/ . 16 March 2014 . 2014-08-02 . dmy-all.
3. News: HOHNHOLZ . Linda . 2 May 2014 . Southern Africa: Malawi – the Warm Heart of Africa . 12 August 2016 . eturbonews.com.
4. Web site: Sipinski . Dominik . 8 Feb 2024 . Malawi's Nyasa Express cautiously considering more C208s . ch-aviation.
5. Web site: 21 August 2024 . A Dutch passenger is rescued and 2 people are missing after a small plane crashes into Lake Malawi . 21 August 2024 . Associated Press.