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Fire incident disrupts flights at Victoria Falls airport
11 Jul 2024 at 07:57hrs | Views
A fire incident on Wednesday night disrupted flight operations at Victoria Falls International Airport earlier today.
In a statement, Elijah Chingosho, the Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ), confirmed that the fire originated from an electrical fault in the basement of the airport's Air Traffic Control Tower.
Chingosho, said "The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) wishes to apologise to all its valued customers for the flight operations disruption which occurred this morning due to a fire incident as a result of an electrical fault in the basement of the Air Traffic Control Tower at Victoria Falls International Airport.
"The fire, which occurred on the evening of 10 July 2024, was contained without further incident or damage, and no one was injured.
"The Authority would like to advise that the situation has normalised and that flight operations have since been restored as of 1018hrs this morning.
"The delays and inconvenience to all valued operators, passengers and other stakeholders are sincerely and deeply regretted."
In a statement, Elijah Chingosho, the Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ), confirmed that the fire originated from an electrical fault in the basement of the airport's Air Traffic Control Tower.
Chingosho, said "The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) wishes to apologise to all its valued customers for the flight operations disruption which occurred this morning due to a fire incident as a result of an electrical fault in the basement of the Air Traffic Control Tower at Victoria Falls International Airport.
"The fire, which occurred on the evening of 10 July 2024, was contained without further incident or damage, and no one was injured.
"The Authority would like to advise that the situation has normalised and that flight operations have since been restored as of 1018hrs this morning.
"The delays and inconvenience to all valued operators, passengers and other stakeholders are sincerely and deeply regretted."
Source - online
