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Zim govt intensifies efforts to lure international airlines

by Staff Reporter
29 Jan 2016 at 19:45hrs | Views
The government has intensified its efforts to lure international airlines so that they introduce direct flights to Victoria Falls as the airport expansion project nears completion.

Victoria Falls International Airport project is now 85% complete and the remaining works are expected to be completed by the end of May this year.

The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development Dr Joram Gumbo toured the Victoria Falls International Airport to assess the progress which has been made towards completion of the outstanding works.

Work on the fire station and parallel taxi way is in progress while the refurbishment of the old terminal will be commencing next month.

Although the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe has been marketing Victoria Falls on various international platforms, the completion of the airport will make it easier for the government to market the final product to international airlines that have been considering flying directly to the resort town.

While Gumbo expressed satisfaction with the progress being made at the airport, he could not be drawn to reveal the time when the entire project will be officially opened.

The upgrading of Victoria Falls International Airport will increase its passenger handling capacity from 500 000 passengers to 1.5 million passengers per annum.

Source - ZBC