Passengers left stranded as Air Zimbabwe runs out of fuel

SCORES of passengers were left stranded at Harare International Airport yesterday after the Air Zimbabwe flights failed to take off because there was no Jet A1 fuel.

The Harare-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls flight that was scheduled to leave before 0700hrs only took to the skies at around 1400hrs with the Harare-Johannesburg (South Africa) flight leaving an hour later.

On board the Johannesburg flight was the Zimbabwe Under-23 soccer team on its way to South Africa for the African Championship final qualifier, second leg set for Harry Gwala Stadium in Pietermaritzburg tonight.

AirZim public relations manager Shingi Taruvinga-Dhliwayo confirmed the development.