aircraft carrying malawi vice president saulos chilima goes missing

Aircraft Carrying Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima Goes Missing

Malawi, Jun 11, 2024, By News On Air114

In Malawi, an aircraft carrying its Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing.

According to a statement from Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera’s office, the Malawi Defence Force aircraft went off the radar after it left the capital, Lilongwe, yesterday.

The craft was carrying the 51-year-old vice president, his wife and eight other individuals.

It left the capital, Lilongwe, but failed to make its scheduled landing at Mzuzu International Airport, 45 minutes later. A search and rescue operation is underway.