Review of Malawian Airlines flight Lilongwe Johannesburg in Business

Airline Malawian Airlines
Flight 3W 20
Class Business
Seat 4J
Aircraft Boeing 737-800
Flight time 03:40
Take-off 21 Feb 15, 08:00
Arrival at 21 Feb 15, 11:40
3W 5 reviews
BenChDC
By 2992
Published on 1st March 2015
Returning back to Jo'burg from Lilongwe with a stop in Blantyre. We boarded about 15 minutes late, even though the aircraft overnighted in Lilongwe. The load was much higher on this flight compared to the inbound with about half the business class seats occupied and economy looked about 80% full from Blantyre to Jo'burg.

Our neighbor heading to Dar es Salaam

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We ended leaving Lilongwe about 20 minutes late. This time, the crew did provide a juice run on the short flight to Blantyre.

Breakfast was served from Blantyre to Jo'burg. There were three choices: omelette, fish and something else which I cannot remember.

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Hot milk was poured on the cereal, which tasted weird to me. Everything else was quite tasty.

Approaching Blantyre

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Blantyre Airport

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We landed in Jo'burg about 10 minutes late.
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Verdict

Malawian Airlines

5.5/10
Cabin6.5
Cabin crew6.5
Entertainment/wifi2.5
Meal/catering6.5

Lilongwe - LLW

4.5/10
Efficiency3.0
Access5.0
Services5.0
Cleanliness5.0

Johannesburg - JNB

4.5/10
Efficiency3.0
Access5.0
Services5.0
Cleanliness5.0

Conclusion

Another pleasant flight on Malawian. I definitely would not hesitate to fly with them again in the future.

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7 Comments

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  • Comment 130622 by
    NGO85 SILVER 1982 Comments
    Thanks for the FR! (you should update the flight number to be 3W and not ET)

    According to airfleets, 3W operates only a 738 and Dash 8 so you have now spotted the entire 3W fleet!

    Warm milk with cereal? Doesn't sound too appetizing. A pretty standard Western breakfast offering. I will give them credit for providing actual salt and pepper shakers though.

    How was the crew on the flight, is their service cold or friendly? Were they ET crew or does 3W have their own crew?
    • Comment 311855 by
      BenChDC AUTHOR 5 Comments
      The crew on this flight worked a lot harder than the inbound flight. All the crew were Malawian. I'll add a couple more photos to the report.
    • Comment 311858 by
      NGO85 SILVER 1982 Comments
      Thanks a lot of taking the time to add more photos, it's really appreciated. It's very green and lush in Malawi with very nice scenery.

      BLZ looks like an abandoned warehouse, not sure if I'd want to get off there...

      I look forward to more reports from you.
  • Comment 130677 by
    Mathieu 2067 Comments
    Hi,

    Thanks for this very short report.

    Catering seems to be good.

    See you,
  • Comment 130680 by
    Concordia 686 Comments
    Euh... It's short... But i think you enjoyed your flight !
  • Comment 130784 by
    SKYTEAMCHC GOLD 10151 Comments
    Thanks for this short FR , too bas there are not enough pictures to share the experience with us. The catering looks good.

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