Technical gremlin strikes Air Namibia’s Frankfurt flight

A 24-HOUR delay in one of its flights from Europe to Windhoek has hit Air Namibia for the second time within a week.

The airline announced late yesterday that its flight that was supposed to depart from Frankfurt, Germany, last night had to be delayed until this morning after a routine inspection on the MD 11 aircraft used on the route showed that a component had to be replaced. Because the replacement procedure takes 24 hours to complete, it was anticipated yesterday that the flight, SW286, would be able to take off from Frankfurt at 09h30 Frankfurt time today.The flight is expected to arrive at the Hosea Kutako International Airport by 18h30 today, the airline’s Manager: Corporate Communications, Ellison Hijarunguru, announced.Another technical problem with the aircraft that Air Namibia uses on its London-Windhoek route forced a 24-hour delay in that flight on Sunday evening.Air Namibia expects its flight back to Frankfurt to depart on time tonight, at 20h00, Hijarunguru stated.The evening flights from Windhoek to Johannesburg – flights SW 712 and SW 744 – are expected to be delayed by about two hours tonight, the airline stated.Because the replacement procedure takes 24 hours to complete, it was anticipated yesterday that the flight, SW286, would be able to take off from Frankfurt at 09h30 Frankfurt time today.The flight is expected to arrive at the Hosea Kutako International Airport by 18h30 today, the airline’s Manager: Corporate Communications, Ellison Hijarunguru, announced.Another technical problem with the aircraft that Air Namibia uses on its London-Windhoek route forced a 24-hour delay in that flight on Sunday evening.Air Namibia expects its flight back to Frankfurt to depart on time tonight, at 20h00, Hijarunguru stated.The evening flights from Windhoek to Johannesburg – flights SW 712 and SW 744 – are expected to be delayed by about two hours tonight, the airline stated.

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