List of airlines of Malawi

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This is a list of airlines currently operating in Malawi.

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Malawian Airlines Malawian Airlines Boeing 737-800 (ET-APL) at OR Tambo International Airport.jpg 3WMLIMALAWIAN2013 Flag carrier
Paladin Energy Airlines 1998
FlyNyasa Ulendo Airlink Cessna 210 Centurion - Likoma Airport, Malawi (8462781708).jpg NYSNYASA2011Formerly known as Ulendo Airlink

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blantyre</span> Place in Southern Region, Malawi

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Malawi Airlines is the flag carrier airline of Malawi, based in Lilongwe and with its hub at Lilongwe International Airport. It was established in 2012 after the liquidation of Air Malawi, the former national airline. Ethiopian Airlines operates it under a management contract and owns 49% of the airline after it emerged as the winner following competitive bidding.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">FlyNyasa</span> Airline of Malawi

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.