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RwandAir suspends Harare - Cape Town flights
Zimbabweans have lost one of their few alternative options for flying directly from Harare to Cape Town as RwandAir has announced the suspension of all flights to the South African city. The airline's...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 15:43hrs | 7376 | by Staff reporter
New fire station at Mugabe Airport completed
The Zimbabwe government has completed the construction of a new fire station at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to enhance safety for both travellers and aircraft. Airport infrastr...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 14:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
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
South African man fined for carrying bullets in Zimbabwe
A SOUTH African national arrested by the police at the Robert Mugabe International Airport after he was found in possession of five live rounds in his luggage was yesterday fined US$300 (or three mont...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe says man who sent out airport bomb warning on e-mail arrested
Zimbabwe's presidency on Monday confirmed the arrest of a 26-year-old South African man alleged to be the sender of an email which caused travel chaos last Friday, including forcing President Emmerson...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 18:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe Airport rehab shifts to domestic terminal
THE rehabilitation of the domestic terminal at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare has begun with the project set to be completed by July this year.Passengers who use the dom...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Airfares for flights between Zimbabwe and SA dramatically shoot up
AIR fares for flights between Zimbabwe and South Africa - mainly the Harare-Johannesburg and Bulawayo-Johannesburg routes - have shot up dramatically during the festive season (Christmas and New Year ...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 17:26hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe missing in action
AIR Zimbabwe, which faces a myriad of problems ranging from mounting debts, ageing aircraft, government interference and poor management, has become a pale shadow of itself as it is failing to make a ...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 17:26hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet adds additional daily flights between Johannesburg and Bulawayo
FastJet introduced additional flight frequencies from Bulawayo's Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Monday, in time for the busy Christmas ...Published: 30 Oct 2023 at 17:36hrs | | by Staff reporte
Zimbabwe's air traffic passenger volume sees 13,4% uptick
Zimbabwe's air transport sector experienced a notable 13.4 percent increase in passenger volume during the second quarter of this year, reaching a total of 436,022 passengers. This growth can be attri...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Clarkson, May and Hammond filming The Grand Tour in Zimbabwe
Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond recently embarked on the filming of an episode of The Grand Tour in Zimbabwe. The popular Amazon motoring show is entering its fifth season after a hiat...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 13:10hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere lands in Harare to file nomination papers?
Saviour Kasukuwere aka Passenger34 has landed in Harare ahead of today's nomination of candidates for the 23 August general elections in Zimbabwe.Saviour Kasukuwere will seek nomination f...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe registers 10 new air routes
ZIMBABWE has secured at least 10 flight routes over the past two years, as the government moves to revive the sector to pre-Covid 19 pandemic era levels, a senior official said on Thursday.Add...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA's FlySafair gets nod for daily flights from Johannesburg and Cape Town to Harare
South African airline FlySafair says it will start daily flights to Harare from Johannesburg and Cape town later this year after obtaining permission from the International Air Services Council....Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 05:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe Airport expansion 85% complete
THE US$153 million expansion and upgrading of the terminal at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare is now 85 percent complete, as Zimbabwe's "Open Skies Policy" also continues to attr...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 05:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ethiopian Airlines in maiden flight to Bulawayo
ETHIOPIAN Airlines yesterday made its maiden flight to Bulawayo as it landed at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport, a key development in the aviation industry that will boost the tourism secto...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 04:50hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Ethiopian Airlines set to fly into Bulawayo
Ethiopian Airlines is set to fly into Bulawayo for the first time, starting on October 30.The four times weekly service, via Victoria Falls, will bring convenience to Zimbabweans in the diaspo...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 20:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Domestic airports rehab forecast to boost tourism
PLAYERS in the tourism industry have welcomed the ongoing airports rehabilitation programme by the Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) saying this will complement efforts to grow the tourism sector to ...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Airlink launches Harare-Durban direct flight
SOUTH Africa's Airlink has launched direct flights between Harare and Durban in a development that is expected to promote trade and tourism.Harare is Zimbabwe's capital and trade centre while ...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Germany's biggest airline dates Victoria Falls
ONE of Zimbabwe's biggest leisure chains yesterday predicted a dramatic upswing in arrivals, as Germany's biggest airline prepared for its maiden adventure on the Windhoek-Victoria Falls route today....Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe to resume Johannesburg - Harare flights
Air Zimbabwe has resumed regional flights after they were grounded for most of last year due to COVID-19 and operational challenges.A recently acquired Embraer plane will be plying the Harare ...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 18:15hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Passenger dies mid-air on Bulawayo inbound Airlink flight
A passenger on an Airlink flight from Johannesburg to Bulawayo died mid-air on Monday.The unidentified male passenger is thought to have died in the final few minutes of the one-hour flight be...Published: 24 May 2021 at 18:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Airlink appoints new country manager for Zimbabwe
Airlink, the independent Southern African regional airline, has appointed airline industry veteran, Willem "Wimpie" Janse van Vuuren, as its new Country Manager for Zimbabwe and Namibia.Mr van...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parliament warns of aviation disaster in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S airports could cause an aviation disaster due to poor weather-detecting instruments, outdated radar, few emergency vehicles, inadequate fire-fighting capacity and deplorable runways....Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 23:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
RG Mugabe airport expansion project defies Covid-19 challenges
CONSTRUCTION work to expand the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport is progressing well, with the move expected to boost the country's tourism and aviation industry.One of the flagship...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 18:32hrs | | by Staff Report
Airlink plans daily Harare-Cape Town flights
SOUTH African airline, Airlink says it is looking beyond three weekly frequencies when it launches its Harare-Cape Town flights on March 3.Managing director, Rodger Foster said this week plans...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Airlink to launch Harare to Cape Town flight
SA privately-owned Airlink, now Africa's second-biggest airline after Ethiopian Airlines, will on 3 March 2021 launch an inaugural flight between Harare and Cape Town. After severing ties with...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 11:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
'2020 was challenging, but local tourism is resilient'
IT is that time again when we reflect on the year that was. The year 2020 came to a close yesterday and yes, it had its joys and sorrows.I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to the t...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Givemore Chidzidzi
Airlink launches flights between Cape Town and Harare
AIRLINK, the independent regional airline, will launch a new non-stop service between Cape Town, South Africa, and Harare from January 18 next year, its latest in a series of new and resumed routes ac...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:16hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Airlink reconnects Zimbabwe and South Africa
Airlink, the privately-owned regional airline, will reconnect Zimbabwe and South Africa when it resumes scheduled passenger services from 05 October. This follows the lifting of travel restric...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 09:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zuma cancels Bulawayo trip
Former South African President, Jacob Zuma's planned visit to Bulawayo did not materialise after some members of his security team reportedly failed to secure seats in the South African Airlink flight...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 19:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zapu, Dabengwa family block Zanu-PF
The body of the late Zapu leader and former Cabinet minister Dumiso Dabengwa, who died in Kenya last week, arrived at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo yesterday afternoon aboard ...Published: 28 May 2019 at 15:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Airlink blasted over Dabengwa body fiasco
South African airline Airlink has been branded "rude and insensitive" after failing to apologise for offloading national hero Dumiso Dabengwa's casket in Johannesburg without informing his family on S...Published: 27 May 2019 at 15:13hrs | | by ZimLive
Pricing madness hits Victoria Falls
NZALA Milimo was born in Victoria Falls in 1974 and did her primary and secondary education at public schools in the resort town's ghetto townships.But unlike the thousands of well-heeled fore...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 18:09hrs | 1 | 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 | | 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 | 6 | 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 | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe back to record tourist numbers
ZIMBABWE'S top resort town, Victoria Falls, has received a record number of tourists and healthy forward bookings, according to Africa Albida Tourism (AAT).AAT chief executive, Ross Kennedy, s...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe to lose monopoly
GOVERNMENT has warned Air Zimbabwe saying in "no time" it would be allowing other airlines to start flying the Harare-Bulawayo route, in order to fully utilise the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International A...Published: 03 May 2018 at 07:00hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to open air space
THE Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development says it is in the process of opening the country's air space to allow more airlines to service domestic routes.The permanent secretary...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 06:28hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls Airport overwhelmed by visitors
The recently-commissioned $150 million Victoria Falls International Airport has insufficient capacity to meet burgeoning air traffic demands, spurring a problem of congestion and delays.As tra...Published: 17 Jan 2018 at 09:36hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Harare - Johannesburg Airlink flight makes emergency landing
A plane flying from Harare to Johannesburg with 38 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing at OR Tambo International Airport after the plane developed a mechanical fault.The in...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 04:53hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Zambia challenged on Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe and Zambia should jointly market Victoria Falls instead of competing as this would bring more tourists to the world wonder.Branding and reputation expert Thebe Ikalafeng said it was b...Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 13:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cape Town to Victoria Falls Airlink takes to the skies
Airlink will on Sunday begin direct flights between Cape Town and Victoria Falls as southern Africa's largest independent airline expands its footprints.The airline will offer a six-day servic...Published: 01 Jul 2017 at 15:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New airline seeks Zimbabwe permit
A new commercial airline - Zimskies Airlines (Zimskies) - has applied for a Zimbabwean air service permit to service local, regional and international routes.This comes as some local airlines ...Published: 03 May 2017 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kenya Airways brings forward launch of Victoria Falls flights to May 1
Kenya Airways had originally planned to introduce flights into Victoria Falls, which will also connect to Cape Town in South Africa, on May 18.ONE of Africa's largest airlines, Kenya A...Published: 27 Apr 2017 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe struggling to raise $15m for Bulawayo airport upgrade
THE government is still struggling to raise $15 million to complete the upgrading of the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (JMN) in Bulawayo, more than three years after it was commission...Published: 11 Mar 2017 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
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