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Fly Namibia lands in Victoria Falls on maiden flight
Fly Namibia has landed for the first time at Victoria Falls International Airport as the airline launches its service between Windhoek and Victoria Falls.Present to welcome the airline at its ...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 13:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Hwende remanded in custody to March 30
KUWADZANA East Member of Parliament Chalton Hwende (MDC Alliance), who is facing charges of trying to subvert a constitutional government by inciting people to protest, was yesterday remanded in custo...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Top MDC leader imprisoned till 20 March
MDC Deputy Treasurer and Member of Parliament for Kuwadzana East Chalton Hwende has been remanded in custody to 20 March 2019.He is being charged for plotting to overthrow a constitutionally e...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 10:25hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Uganda Airlines eyes Harare route
Uganda Airlines is expected to soon join a host of other regional airlines flying into Harare.The airline, which recently acquired a fleet of planes, has put Harare on its radar of preferred d...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 05:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Revamp for JM Nkomo Airport
GOVERNMENT is working on the second phase of refurbishment of the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo which will see the erection of a control tower, among other facilities. ...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 22:33hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Air Namibia resume flights to Zimbabwe
Air Namibia announced that its flights to Harare and Victoria Falls will commence with effect from the 28th of October 2018 while the days of operation remain unchanged.Windhoek to Harare is o...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Air Namibia cancels flights to Zimbabwe
AIR Namibia has cancelled flights to Zimbabwe as an interim measure after one of its aircraft was impounded by authorities in Harare last Friday.A plane Air Namibia was leasing from West Air -...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Namibia plane impounded in Harare
THIRTY-EIGHT Air Namibia passengers were left stranded in Harare Friday morning after the aircraft they were scheduled to travel in was impounded by Zimbabwean officials.Air Namibia confirmed ...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 09:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Air transport connectivity boosts Vic Falls tourism
The number of tourists to Zimbabwe's premier resort centre, Victoria Falls, has risen by 21% to 150 000 in the first six months of this year due to improved air connectivity, a survey has shown....Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 09:48hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Air Namibia o lose its planes and office equipment to a Zimbabwean
AIR Namibia (Proprietary) Limited is set to lose its planes and office equipment to a Zimbabwean national after dismissal of its application for stay of execution on a July judgment by the High Court ...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 07:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New look Victoria Falls airport attracts more airlines
VICTORIA Falls International Airport is overwhelmed by visitors, a development that has seen some airlines either increasing frequency or introducing bigger planes to meet demand.The new look ...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:29hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Air Namibia's planes to be impounded over $1m lawsuit
High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi has issued a court order, authorising the Sheriff or his Deputy to impound Air Namibia's planes and attach office equipment at Joina City in Harare, pending an...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vic Falls Airport capacity utilisation increases
VICTORIA Falls International Airport's capacity utilisation has risen from 21 to 26 percent recently while tourism players recorded a 20 percent boom in business owing to consistency by airlines in se...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean family sues Air Namibia for $1 million
A Zimbabwean family that was deported after being detained for two days by Air Namibia officials in Windhoek, while in transit to Turkey, has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the airline for the inc...Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 08:26hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Foreign airlines struggle to remit $60m from Zimbabwe
Foreign airlines are struggling to repatriate at least $60 million to their jurisdictions which may affect their operations in the country, Zimbabwe Council for Tourism (ZCT) president, Tich Hwingwiri...Published: 12 Mar 2018 at 05:44hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
$253m for airports upgrade
The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) is working on plans to splash millions of dollars on airport development and refurbishment as it seeks to spur economic activities such as tourism and t...Published: 04 Feb 2018 at 09:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'100 tourists robbed in Victoria Falls hotels'
ABOUT 100 tourists have been robbed while booked at hotels in Victoria Falls in the last four months.Chegutu West legislator Dexter Nduna said this in Parliament on Thursday and called on the ...Published: 23 Oct 2017 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ethiopian Airlines to introduce direct flights to Victoria Falls
Ethiopian Airlines (E.T) has confirmed that it will be introducing direct flights between Addis Ababa and Victoria Falls by the end of April next year to promote the movement of tourists between t...Published: 23 Nov 2016 at 20:07hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Air Namibia plans Bulawayo-Windhoek flights
Air Namibia is planning to introduce flights between Windhoek and Bulawayo to cater for the increasing number of people travelling between the two cities. At present, Air Namibia services ...Published: 30 Jun 2016 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Namibia adds 2 more flights to Harare
AIR Namibia is set to introduce two additional flights per week on the Windhoek - Harare route. The airline said the additional flights will only operate during the last week of this month and the who...Published: 13 Oct 2015 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwen pilot successfully sues Namibian newspapers for N$500 000
Alois Nyandoro believed to be of Zimbabwean origin, who sued The Namibian newspaper for N$500 000 over an article that appeared in the paper in 2010 was granted judgment in his favour by Judge Ka...Published: 25 Jun 2015 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Air Namibia introduces Airbus on Zimbabwe route
Air Namibia has introduced a 112-seater Airbus A319 to service its Harare-Windhoek and Harare-Lusaka routes due to increased demand. The Airbus, which offers both Business class and Econom...Published: 01 Jul 2014 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Qatar Airways to introduce flights to Zimbabwe
Qatar Airways will soon introduce flights to Harare, initially flying into Zimbabwe three times a week, the new envoy from the oil rich country said on Thursday.Qatar's new ambassador to Zimba...Published: 06 Jun 2014 at 17:38hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Angola airline to increase Zimbabwe, Luanda direct flights
Angola's national carrier, Linhas Aereas de Angola (Taag), plans to introduce frequent direct flights between Harare and Luanda on the back of increased business between the country and Zimbabwe....Published: 19 Apr 2014 at 16:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vic Falls Airport expansion on schedule
The Victoria Falls International Airport expansion project is on schedule with the runway now 41 percent done while the terminal building is 23 percent complete.The project is costing $150 mi...Published: 14 Apr 2014 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Patrick Chitumba
Zimbabwe registers growth in regional, international flights
Zimbabwe recorded a 4.5% growth to 15 602 in flights coming in and out of the country during the half year driven by the resumption of domestic and regional flights by Air Zimbabwe, latest figures fro...Published: 29 Aug 2013 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Reasons why Zimbabwe is a luxury Tourist destination
It is no secret that in the last ten years or so Zimbabwe has been struggling with its perception as a luxury travel destination. For various reasons the country has been labelled as "unsafe"...Published: 17 May 2013 at 07:50hrs | 2 | by Luke Brown.
Another airline joins the Zimbabwe route
Air Namibia joins Emirates and Ethiopian airlines that are offering flights between Harare and Lusaka.Air Namibia is introducing four flights per week between Harare and Lusaka, Zambia, starti...Published: 30 Apr 2013 at 03:13hrs | | by Business reporter
Fulltext - Mugabe's 33rd Independence Day speech
Address by His Excellency, The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence forces, Comrade Robert Gabriel Mugabe, on the occasion of Zimbabwe's 33rd Independence Day Celebrations, H...Published: 19 Apr 2013 at 06:14hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Airlines continue to scramble for Zim route
Regional and international airlines continue to scramble for the Zimbabwean route ahead of the forthcoming United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly.An international ...Published: 03 Jan 2013 at 13:26hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Airlines increase their frequency to Victoria Falls
THREE airlines have increased their frequency to Victoria Falls with a fourth airline expected to join in the rush to the resort town before the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) gener...Published: 25 Oct 2012 at 05:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fly Kumba back with helicopters
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe has approved the launch of a helicopter company, Chikopokopo Helicopters, controlled by the proprietors of Fly Kumba, the low cost airline that halted operat...Published: 18 Oct 2012 at 17:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Airlines increase frequency to Victoria Falls
THREE airlines have increased their frequency to Victoria Falls with a fourth airline expected to join in the rush to the resort town before the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) gener...Published: 20 Sep 2012 at 04:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
More airlines coming to Zimbabwe
The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) says a South African Airline, One Time, operating under Fresh Air, will soon be introducing flights between Johannesburg and Victoria Falls, in a move t...Published: 19 Sep 2012 at 15:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shun Air Zimbabwe, Australia warns its national
Australia has advised its nationals who intend to visit Zimbabwe to avoid flying with Air Zimbabwe as one of its travel warnings piling pressure on the troubled airline that has virtually collapsed....Published: 14 Sep 2012 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fresh Air to launch Joburg, Victoria Falls service
ZIMBABWE'S new airline, Fresh Air, believes it has identified a gap in the local market for low-cost air travel as it prepares to launch initial services between Johannesburg and the Victoria Falls re...Published: 29 Aug 2012 at 03:28hrs | | by Business reporter
Another airline to ply the Zimbabwean route
The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) says Tanzanian based airline, Precision Air will begin plying the Zimbabwean route before the end of the year.Precision Air brings to two the nu...Published: 05 Aug 2012 at 17:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
International Airlines jostle for Zimbabwe airspace
THE renewed interest in Zimbabwe by foreign companies appears to have caught on in the aviation industry with three airlines having so far introduced or expressed their desire intend to start offerin...Published: 02 Aug 2012 at 05:27hrs | | by Business Editor
Air Namibia resume Zimbabwe flights
AIR Namibia is set to fly into Harare tomorrow, almost 13 years after it suspended service.The airline last flew to Harare in 1998. An Embraer ERJ-135 aircraft to be used on the direct flight...Published: 15 May 2012 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe secures an Airbus plane
AIR Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd has secured an A320 airbus for leasing as Government intensified efforts to revive the fortunes of the national airline.Transport, Communications and Infrastructural Devel...Published: 12 Mar 2012 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Precision Air of Tanzania sets eyes on Zimbabwe skies
PRECISION Air of Tanzania could be the next international airline to fly into Zimbabwe after Emirates, as more international companies seek to exploit the market gap left by the inconsistent Air Zimb...Published: 11 Mar 2012 at 05:52hrs | | by Business Reporter
British Airways is welcome to resume flights to Harare: Goche
Government says discussions to bring in more international airlines such as British Airways are under way, as the open skies policy takes root, brightening prospects for improved tourism traffic and ...Published: 04 Feb 2012 at 23:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Regional airlines feast on Air Zim crisis
REGIONAL airlines have taken over beleaguered Air Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls clientele amid revelations that some travel agents have started omitting the airline in their air travel information guide....Published: 09 Jan 2012 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
9 airlines have proposed to fly into Zimbabwe
NINE airlines have proposed to fly into Zimbabwe this year in a development that could see increased traffic and revenue for the tourism sector.The development comes amid revelations that Unit...Published: 25 Sep 2011 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Galileo International threatens to withdraw its franchise from Air Zim
Galileo International has threatened to withdraw its franchise from Air Zimbabwe Holdings, a move that could paralyse the airline's operations, The Sunday Mail Business reported on Sunday.Gal...Published: 26 Jun 2011 at 08:43hrs | 3 | by Moyo Roy
Plans to expand Victoria Falls airport on the cards
Government is negotiating a deal with China Exim Bank that will see the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) getting funding to embark on the expansion of Victoria Falls International Air...Published: 07 Mar 2011 at 08:49hrs | 1 | by Byo24News
Fly Kumba suspends operations
Fly Kumba, has suspended operations with immediate effect barely 12 months after taking to the skies.At the time of the launch, the airline cost half what Air Zimbabwe charged and four times l...Published: 19 Jan 2011 at 03:16hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul | South African Correspondent
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