We flew Air Namib in 2009
Calgary - London - Windhoek; two days before we left the Windhoek route was announced as being canceled 4 days after we arrived in Windhoek. Our first thing we did in Namibia was to go to the offices of Air Windhoek and sort out our return flights to Windhoek-Frankfurt-London-Calgary.
We had booked first class on Air Namib as at that time it was inexpensive and a massive improvement in comfort. On our flight home we were amazed at how people started crowding the gate as boarding time approached, there was no announcement for boarding row x, they just opened the gates and the stampede began. I thought "WTF everyone has seats what's the rush?"
We were the last people to board the plan, to find a couple sitting in our seats. When we explained that they were in our seats they sat there and held their carry on bags to their chests. Before things escalated an Air Namib staffer came up and checked tickets and the "intruders" were removed.
The flight was over-booked and it appears that Air Namibia used "festival seating" in coach, first in place had the seat. There was about a dozen people removed from the plane.
It was truly weird and convinced me back then that one might want to reconsider using Air Namib.
Thanks for all the background on Air Namib M3T
