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AirZim runs out of jet fuel

by Staff Reporter

01 Aug 2015 at 06:52hrs | Views

The troubled national airline, Air Zimbabwe reportedly ran out of jet fuel on Friday.

According to Chronicle scores of passengers at Joshua Mqabuko airport and Harare International Airport had to wait for more than eight hours as the local airbus Boeing 737, according to officials, flew to Zambia to purchase fuel for the trips.

Passengers at Joshua Mqabuko airport checked in at 7.30AM and were supposed to take off at 8.30 AM but ended up leaving for Harare at 3.30PM.

They landed in Harare at 4.15PM.

Source - Chronicle

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