Swazi Airways Swazi Airways Swazi Airways was an upcoming Swazi airline based at King Mswati III International Airport in Manzini. It is the successor to Royal Swazi National Airways and is fully owned by the Swaziland Government. The airline had stated in September 2016 that it would commence flights in November, flying from Manzini to destinations in South Africa and Zimbabwe. It was closed down in July 2017. In 2013, the Royal Swazi National Airways Corporation was revived in order to create a new national airline. The former flag carrier of Swaziland, Royal Swazi National Airways, had collapsed in 1999. The Ministry
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