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Chartered AirZim plane sent to pick Mugabe burst its tyres when landing
25 Sep 2011 at 07:09hrs | Views
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and his delegation found themselves with a few extra days in the Big Apple after a chartered Air Zimbabwe plane sent to pick them up burst its tyres when landing in New York.
President Mugabe left the country on September 17 to attend the 66th session of the UN General Assembly but was forced to put off his return home after the Air Zimbabwe plane burst four rear tyres when landing at an airport in New York.
Air Zimbabwe board Chairman, Jonathan Kadzura, confirmed mishap in an interview with The Standard but refused to give further details.
"It's nothing serious, it's not as magnified as you want it to sound," Kadzura told the newspaper. "The plane's tyres got punctured on landing and we are working on replacing them.
"Although I can't tell you when the president is coming, what I know is he will be here (in Harare) soon."
President Mugabe left the country on September 17 to attend the 66th session of the UN General Assembly but was forced to put off his return home after the Air Zimbabwe plane burst four rear tyres when landing at an airport in New York.
"It's nothing serious, it's not as magnified as you want it to sound," Kadzura told the newspaper. "The plane's tyres got punctured on landing and we are working on replacing them.
"Although I can't tell you when the president is coming, what I know is he will be here (in Harare) soon."
Source - standard
