FlyWestair rebrands as FlyNamibia

FlyWestair has rebranded to FlyNamibia effective from November 2, 2021, to "better reflect its role as a trusted Namibian carrier"‚ the airline has announced. The airline is the Southern African country's only active scheduled operator at present following the demise earlier this year of state-owned flag carrier Air Namibia. Along with its rebranding, the airline announced a new safari schedule of daily connections between Windhoek Eros to Namibian tourism destinations including the Etosha National Park, Sossusvlei in the Namib desert, and the coastal holiday town of Swakopmund, as well as daily flights between Katima Mulilo (Caprivi) (on the Caprivi Strip in the north-eastern corner of Namibia) and Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) as of April 2022. CEO Henri van Schalkwyk said the safari schedule would connect the most sought after tourism destinations in Namibia and Southern Africa, such as the Victoria Falls, the Okavango Delta in Botswana, and Cape Town in South Africa. FlyNamibia will continue operating the domestic and regional routes of FlyWestair, including domestic routes between Windhoek's Eros Airport and Ondangwa, Rundu, and Katima Mulilo, as well as the international route between Windhoek Int'l and Cape Town.<br/>