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More airlines flock to Zimbabwe
Germany's Eurowings Discover airline will start flying into the country next month, and another from Eswatini is also eyeing Zimbabwe, a top aviation official said yesterday.The announcement i...Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 05:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fly Africa to resume flights next month
Fly Africa Zimbabwe is expected to resume flights next month following the commissioning of a Boeing 737-500 at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport yesterday.The company suspended ...Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fly Africa sued over poor service, $150 000 debt
FLY Africa Zimbabwe has been taken to court by the Zimbabwe Association of Pension Fund (ZAPF), which is claiming $150 000 in compensation, after the airline allegedly failed to provide proper flight ...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fly Africa set to lose property over debt
Fly Africa is set to lose property over a $17 295 debt owed to a former employee who recently obtained a writ of execution against the airline, following a court order issued by High Court judge Justi...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 11:45hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter
FlyAfrica given 90 days to sort out its operating status
The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has given Fly Africa 90 days to sort out its operating status or risk revocation of their licence, documents at hand suggest.The airline which g...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
FlyAfrica suspended
Budget airline FlyAfrica Zimbabwe (FlyAfrica) has grounded its fleet to facilitate recertification after the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) suspended its operator's certificate.La...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
AirZim saga: Tale of half-truths, lies and deception
As someone -unknown - once said "if words don't add up, it's usually because the truth wasn't included in the equation".The same can be said of the story of Zimbabwe Airways (ZimAirways), whic...Published: 18 May 2018 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
flyafrica fails to take off again
Low-cost airline Fly Africa which was set to resume the Harare-Johannesburg flights failed to take off again on Sunday and today as advertised, ...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 11:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
FlyAfrica to resume Harare-Joburg flights
Low-cost airline Fly Africa says it is set to resume the Harare-Johannesburg flights next week and is confident of introducing other regional and international routes in the near future.The ai...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 17:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa intervenes on ZimAirways scandal
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered Transport minister Jorum Gumbo to bring home Zimbabwe Airways (ZimAirways) planes secretly bought using public funds, while government investigates the dodgy d...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 08:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa SA flight saga deepens
Transport minister Jorum Gumbo has come out guns blazing against Fly Africa after the airline queried his statements concerning President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent trip to South Africa.Gumbo...Published: 01 Jan 2018 at 13:23hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Why President Mnangagwa used Fly Africa
The government has been sending mixed signals over the acquisition of new planes from Malaysia that the state media once claimed were meant for the revival of Air Zimbabwe. However, it has since emerg...Published: 26 Dec 2017 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa walks the talk
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has lived up to his word of promoting the Buy Zimbabwe initiative and on his first foreign assignment to South Africa on Thursday, he chose to use a locally owned private ...Published: 23 Dec 2017 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Fly Africa to resume flights
FlyAfrica Zimbabwe, which suspended operations in 2015, is set to resume flights after its new shareholders has to date invested $7 million of the targeted $9 million to resume flights.The air...Published: 13 Nov 2017 at 12:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe son-in-law in conflict of interest storm
THE project to establish a new airline, Zimbabwe Airways, whose relationship with flag carrier Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) is opaque, is moving towards finality amid revelations Transport minister Joram Gum...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 12:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Reports: South Africa grounds all Air Zimbabwe flights effective immediately
South Africa's Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has grounded all Air Zimbabwe Flights effective immediately according to reports. All Air Zimbabwe operated flights will not be allowed to land or take ...Published: 19 Aug 2017 at 00:32hrs | | by Maynard Manyowa
Fly Africa Zimbabwe to resume operations next month
Fly Africa Zimbabwe (Fly Africa) will resume operations next month after an 18-month hiatus following its acquisition by a local company, Mugwagwa Resources, the businessdaily reported.The air...Published: 26 May 2017 at 14:19hrs | | 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
Low-cost airlines hit turbulence, Flyafrica prepares for second coming
THE charm of air travel, which has largely been spurred by Government's willingness to issue licences to prospective airlines in line with the open skies policy, has been a major motivation to many in...Published: 20 Mar 2016 at 09:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fly Africa to refund passengers
Fly Africa Zimbabwe will refund over 15 000 passengers who bought tickets just before and after the airline's operating licence was withdrawn recently. This came as employees of the ground...Published: 04 Dec 2015 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fly Africa squabbles take new twist
Local Fly Africa shareholders Nu Aero Pvt Limited, have accused their foreign partners, FlyAfrica.com of externalising money from the business, in a sensational twist to squabbles that have rocked the...Published: 30 Nov 2015 at 05:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Reprieve for Fly Africa Zimbabwe
Budget airline Fly Africa Zimbabwe was last week granted an interdict by High Court judge Emmy Tsanga to resume operations. This comes after the low-cost airline's operations were suspende...Published: 24 Nov 2015 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fly Africa surrenders its Zimbabwe operating license
Fly Africa's operations have been suspended after the airline surrendered its operating licence due shareholding disputes and failure to meet statutory requirements.The low cost airline's plan...Published: 28 Oct 2015 at 15:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
FlyAfrica dishes out $1 flights
IF flying is your dream but you have been failing to fulfil it because of financial problems, then maybe you have just missed a lifetime opportunity to be in the skies. Budget airline Fly Africa yeste...Published: 02 Aug 2015 at 09:07hrs | 1 | by Roberta Katunga
Young Warriors finally left for Swaziland this morning
The Kalisto Pasuwa led team left Saturday morning aboard a Fly Africa Flight at 0935hrs en-route Johannesburg where they will connect to Mbabane by road. Estimated time of arrival in South Africa is 1...Published: 30 May 2015 at 18:07hrs | | by Sports reporter
Zimbabwe is a safe destination - Obert Mpofu
Transport and Infrastructure Development minister Obert Mpofu has said Flyafrica's Bulawayo-Johannesburg flight route is a demonstration that Zimbabwe is a safe destination for investment.&nbs...Published: 06 Mar 2015 at 09:08hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
Fly Africa in maiden Johannesburg - Bulawayo flight
LOW-cost airline Fly Africa touched down at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo yesterday afternoon in its maiden flight linking the City of Kings and Johannesburg, South Africa....Published: 03 Mar 2015 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Business Reporter
FlyAfrica mulls special fare for school children
Local budget airline, FlyAfrica says it is working with the government to introduce a scheme specially designed to cater for school children in an effort to promote domestic tourism.FlyAfrica ...Published: 02 Mar 2015 at 19:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Low cost airline to introduce the Bulawayo - Joburg flights
LOW-COST airline, Fly Africa, is set to introduce the Bulawayo-Johannesburg route next month as part of its expansion programme aimed at servicing more routes on the African continent.The airl...Published: 18 Feb 2015 at 08:29hrs | | by Business Reporter
Fly Africa to introduce 11 regional routes
Zimbabwean low cost airline, Fly Africa says it will introduce 11 regional routes this year as part of the airline's expansion programme.The local airline which began operations last year plan...Published: 04 Jan 2015 at 18:26hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Air Zimbabwe risks collapse
AIR Zimbabwe risks collapse if it does not clean up its act as government intends to open up the skies to more airlines, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Dr Obert Mpofu has said ....Published: 01 Dec 2014 at 07:12hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Fly Africa to battle SAA on Zimbabwe route with cheaper deals
Fly Africa, a low-cost carrier based in Zimbabwe, plans to compete with South African Airways on the Harare-Johannesburg route next month by luring passengers with cheaper deals."For that...Published: 29 Oct 2014 at 06:52hrs | | by Bloomberg
Fly Africa conducts Zim demo flights
LOW cost airline Fly Africa, yesterday conducted demonstration flights to meet Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe's regulations ahead of its inaugural flight between Victoria Falls and Johannesburg ...Published: 13 Jul 2014 at 11:26hrs | 15 | by Roberta Katunga
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