Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Air
AIRPORTS & AIRLINES
Kamuzu International Airport
(LLW; 01-700766)
, 19km north of Lilongwe city
centre, handles the majority of international flights. Flights from South Africa, Kenya,
Zambia and Tanzania also land in Blantyre at
Chileka International Airport
(BLZ;
01-694244)
. The country's national carrier is
Air Malawi
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(
www.flyairmalawi.com
)
, which operates one internal (Lilongwe to Blantyre) and several
regional flights.
Ulendo Airlink
(
www.ulendo.net/flyer
)
, the aviation wing of Ulendo
Travel Group, operates safe twin-prop planes to domestic locations including Likoma Is-
land and a number of safari parks.
CLIMATE CHANGE & TRAVEL
Every form of transport that relies on carbon-based fuel generates CO 2 , the main cause of human-induced cli-
mate change. Modern travel is dependent on aeroplanes, which might use less fuel per kilometre per person than
most cars but travel much greater distances. The altitude at which aircraft emit gases (including CO 2 ) and
particles also contributes to their climate change impact. Many websites offer 'carbon calculators' that allow
people to estimate the carbon emissions generated by their journey and, for those who wish to do so, to offset the
impact of the greenhouse gases emitted with contributions to portfolios of climate-friendly initiatives throughout
the world. Lonely Planet offsets the carbon footprint of all staff and author travel.
AIRLINES FLYING TO/FROM MALAWI
Air Malawi
( 01-773680, 01-820811;
www.flyairmalawi.com
)
has a decent regional
network, with flights heading to Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Lusaka and
Harare from Blantyre and Lilongwe.
www.flysaa.com
)
flies twice weekly between Blantyre and Johannesburg, and five times
weekly between Lilongwe and Johannesburg (with connections to Durban, Cape Town
etc).
Kenya Airways
( 01-774524, 01-774624, 01-774227;
www.kenya-airways.com
)
flies four times a week to/from Nairobi and six times a week to/from Lusaka.
Ethiopian Airways
( 01-771308, 01-771002;
www.flyethiopian.com
)
flies four
times a week from Addis Ababa.
