Lesotho: Mohahlaula Airlines starts ops with charter flights
Had it not been for the Coronavirus pandemic, Mohahlaula Airlines would have launched scheduled flights in April 2020, which obtained its air carrier license on February 24. Slowed in its momentum by travel restrictions imposed due to the health crisis, Lesotho's new private company has been offering charter flights inside and outside the country since early June. This “because of their less frequent nature and their smaller group of passengers. "
“Our aircraft inventory is cleaned and disinfected before each flight, no food is served on board, and all beverages served will come from sealed bottles. All customers are required to wear a face mask, ”explains Phafane Nkotsi, CEO of the new air carrier, in a statement released on July 3.
Mohahlaula Airlines was initially scheduled to begin operations with domestic flights from Maseru to Mokhotlong, Semonkong and Qacha's Nek. However, to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the country, Lesotho temporarily closed its borders from March 29 to May 19. A resurgence of positive cases in the country then led to the extension of this measure from July 20 to August 3, 2020.
According to Ch-aviation, the company founded by the private group Bohlokoa, currently leases a Cessna (single turboprop) 208B Grand Caravan, and a Beech (twin turboprop) King Air 200.
