Air Madagascar
Airline | Air Madagascar | Major Routes | Ivato International Airport to/from Suvarnabhumi Airport, Guangzhou Airport, Charles de Gaulle Airport, Johannesburg Airport. |
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Official Site | http://www.airmadagascar.com/en | Check-In Counter | - |
Year Established | 1962 | Main Destinations | Bangkok, Guangzhou, Paris, Marseille, Johannesburg, Mauritius, Reunion, Hahaya Comoro. |
Alliance | alliance・vanilla | ||
Frequent Flyer Program | Namako |
Air Madagascar is the flag carrier and national airline for the African island of Madagascar. First created to serve feeder flights for major French airlines, the airline become the national airline of Madagascar when the island gained independence. From their hub at Ivato International Airport in Antananarivo, Air Madagascar flies to destinations across Europe, Africa and Asia.
Air Madagascar allows Economy Class passengers to bring one piece of checked baggage at a total weight of 23kg. Business Class passengers are allowed to bring 32kg of checked baggage. Economy Class passengers on domestic flights with Air Madagascar are allowed one piece of checked baggage at a total weight of 20kg.
Total dimensions for checked baggage with Air Madagascar must be under 158cm (length + height + width added together)
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Air Madagascar allows all passengers to bring carry-on baggage of up to 5kg for most flights.
Max dimensions for carry-on baggage with Air Madagascar should be under 115cm (length + width + height added together.)
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Air Madagascar offers three classes: Economy (Ylang), Premium Economy and Business. Economy class ticket holders access in-flight entertainment (movies, music, games) through a 10.44-inch screen and Air Madagascar Magazine.
Air Madagascar offers a Premium Economy Class with more spacious seats, more legroom, dedicated power sockets and other extras for an extra cost to standard Economy Class.
Business class passengers have access to a 15-inch screen TV, spacious seats that can recline further, and more storage space underneath seats.
The airline will announce the date and time of the replacement flight and will usually give you a partial ticket price refund for the inconvenience caused (unless you are flying promotional fares which state that no refunds are to be made).
If you already have a ticket, you only need to supply the check-in desk with your Namako account number. If you have yet to buy a ticket, you can enter your Namako account number on the website before your ticket purchase.
Air Madagascar’s frequent flyer and mileage program is called Namako (meaning “my friend” in Malagasy). There are four tiers available: Silver is the lowest tier, then Gold, Platinum and Black. To sign up, you must first have purchased and used a ticket for an Air Madagascar flight. Then, you can go to any Air Madagascar ticket counter or their website and sign up, including details from your first trip with them. You will then receive an account number, which you must use on any subsequent ticket purchases with Air Madagascar to receive frequent flyer rewards.
Air Madagascar is part of the Vanilla Alliance and partners with other airlines based around the Indian Ocean, however miles can not currently be shared between the airlines.