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Flights into Zimbabwe rise 19% in 3 months
Zimbabwe's aviation sector recorded substantial growth in the second quarter of 2024, with all airports in the country reporting increased flight activity compared to the first quarter, according to s...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:44hrs | 313 | by `
Zimbabwe's aviation sector soars with 24.8% passenger traffic surge
Zimbabwe's aviation industry is showing strong signs of recovery, with passenger traffic surging by 24.8% in the first half of 2024. The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) revealed this posit...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 16:36hrs | 385 | 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
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 | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean airports shut over bomb scare
ZIMBABWEAN airports were yesterday forced to shut down following a "possible bomb threat" at Victoria Falls International Airport, which resulted in President Emmerson Mnangagwa cancelling his trip to...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 07:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe declares 'heightened alert'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa aborted landing at Victoria Falls International Airport on Friday and his private jet returned to Harare after authorities were warned of a "credible bomb or firearm threa...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:11hrs | 2 | 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 | 17 | by Staff reporter
19 airlines fly into Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has witnessed a significant increase in airline connectivity, with 19 local and international carriers now operating in the country. This expansion has provided greater convenience and option...Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 08:08hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
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 | 4 | by Staff reporter
Kenyan journalist reflects on covering Zimbabwe election
Murphy's Law says that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. In Zimbabwe, it played out loud.We were here to cover the elections, formally known as the "harmonised national elections", and...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Duncan Khaemba
Robert Gabriel Mugabe airport works Phase II commence
The US$153 million expansion of the terminal at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport is at an advanced stage, with the construction almost complete and just awaiting final touch ups being condu...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:32hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
SA pilot dies while performing midair aerobics at Zimbabwe airport
A Cape Town aviator's life ended tragically in Harare, Zimbabwe, as he crashed to his death on Tuesday night during an airshow.One witness said: "Four planes were taking part in a sunset aerob...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | | 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 | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's clarion investment call
ZIMBABWE continues to create an investment environment where capital is safe with the private sector being an essential partner in the development of the country as it heads towards Vision 2030 to bec...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prince Dube in injury setback
IN-FORM Zimbabwe international forward, Prince Dube, is likely to be out of action for a number of weeks. He suffered a left arm fracture in a league match between his club Azam and Young Africans in ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa set to reopen borders
THE government yesterday said it has decided to send a team of experts to all ports of entry to assess whether the country is ready to open its borders amid the continued decline in cases of coronavir...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 07:06hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opens airports to international flights
Zimbabwe officially opened its airports to international flights yesterday with five airlines resuming services into the country and the Zimbabwean authorities ready to enforce the new testing and pub...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zambia travel borders officially open
Zambia travel is open to foreign nationals, however, according to the US Embassy in Zambia, the Government of Zambia has suspended all tourist visas until further notice. Travelers arriving with a vis...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:03hrs | 8 | by Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor
Zimbabwe grapples with US$85m SAA debt
ZIMBABWE owes South African Airways (SAA) over US$85 million (R1,1 billion) in unrepatriated revenue from ticket sales as the country continues to grapple with biting foreign currency shortages amid g...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe to restrict foreign operators to Harare
Air Zimbabwe (UM, Harare Int'l) has proposed restricting foreign carriers to Harare Int'l given concerns their use of Victoria Falls and Bulawayo has cannibalised traffic from the Zimbabwean capital, ...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 17:24hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
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 | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe aviation in slow, but positive climb
LAST week, the local skies welcomed the arrival of the restructured fellow southern African carrier, Air Tanzania.The airline re-launched flights to Harare after close to two decades of no dir...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 18:28hrs | 2 | by Benjamin Manzini
Can Air Zimbabwe be run profitably?
Air Zimbabwe was placed under reconstruction on 4 October 2018 after operating for over 51 years in the skies. The airline has debts of over $350 million that are weighing down any restructuring exerc...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 22:54hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Can Air Zimbabwe be run profitably?
AIR Zimbabwe was placed under reconstruction on October 4 2018 after operating for over 51 years in the skies.The airline has debts exceeding US$350 million that are weighing down the restruct...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:25hrs | 3 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zimbabwe begins to settle IATA debt
The government has started servicing the International Air Transport Association (IATA) debt owed to regional and international airlines, with the board of airline representatives confirming the first...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 15:32hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans scramble for Emirates tickets
Zimbabwe's travelling public is scrambling to secure Emirates tickets, some booking as far ahead as August 2019 for speculative reasons.Emirates, is among the few major airlines which have not...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 15:56hrs | 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
International airlines raise red flag over funds stuck in Zimbabwe
INTERNATIONAL airlines operating in Zimbabwe are reportedly contemplating cancelling their routes after failing to recover a cumulative more than $130 million repatriation funds they are owed by the c...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 06:53hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe woos more international airlines
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) is seized with engaging and luring more airlines to service the country's route as part of measures to increase international connectivity and arrivals,...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 10:00hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Guveya & Dugish Appointments Is Ravaging The Zimbabwe Economy
President ED Mnangagwa does not need a telephone call from God to inform him that the economy and the ancestors of Zimbabwe have refused to accept his appointments of Guveya Constantino Dominic Nyikad...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 15:23hrs | 1 | by Don Chigumba
Zimbabwe aviation industry faces collapse
THE aviation industry faces collapse, owing to failure by monetary authorities to remit ticket sales to foreign airlines, which have now ballooned to $76 million, making Zimbabwe an unprofitable ticke...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lessons from Kenya (Part 1)
RARE is a country that seamlessly blends modern and vibrant cities with unspoilt white sandy beaches against the backdrop of the planet's biggest natural wildlife park, the Masai Mara (Serengeti). End...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 10:13hrs | 2 | by Miriam T Majome
Zimbabweans prefer foreign airlines
Zimbabwe's forex coffers are getting extra pressure from the dominance of foreign airlines in the country's airspace as locals do not prefer the national airline when travelling.An aviation ex...Published: 30 May 2018 at 13:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New airline to fly into Zimbabwe
Zambia's leading airline, Proflight Zambia, is set to introduce flights between Harare and Lusaka during the first week of July.Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe public relations and commun...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Royal Air Maroc introduce Harare, Maputo flights
Moroccan national carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), has announced plans to launch flights to five other East African cities only two years after it began its Casablanca-Nairobi operations.Countr...Published: 02 May 2018 at 13:49hrs | | 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
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 | 3 | 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
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 | 13 | by Staff reporter
CAAZ moves to tackle regional competition
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has set up a route development committee to shrug off competition in the region by attracting some international airlines into the country to improve ai...Published: 22 Nov 2017 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Airlines threaten pull-out of Zimbabwe
FOREIGN airlines have at least US$50 million in payments stuck in Zimbabwe, with some warning they might be forced to suspend flights into the country.Zimbabwe is in the grip of a debilitating...Published: 09 Nov 2017 at 05:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Harare Airport upgrade to begin
Upgrade of the Harare International Airport, which is set to be renamed to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport this week, is scheduled to commence following the conclusion of negotiations of a...Published: 08 Nov 2017 at 05:41hrs | | 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
Air Zimbabwe's safety record meaningless, says Kaseke
AIR Zimbabwe's much- vaunted safety record is meaningless because the airline does not fly much, Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) chief executive officer, Karikoga Kaseke, has said.The Sate-ow...Published: 22 Jun 2017 at 22:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Air traffic increase excites Zimbabwe tour operators
PLAYERS in the tourism industry have predicted a brighter future for the sector on the back of increased air traffic spurred by upgrading of the country's aviation infrastructure.Zimbabwe Coun...Published: 04 May 2017 at 06:48hrs | | 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 | 5 | by Staff reporter
Kenya Airways makes debut landing in Victoria Falls
A Kenya Airways plane yesterday landed at the upgraded Victoria Falls International Airport, becoming the second major African airline to fly direct into the resort town in two months.The new-...Published: 02 May 2017 at 06:46hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe roadblocks frustrate tourists
ZIMBABWE Tourism Authority (ZTA) chief executive officer, Karikoga Kaseke has urged the government to urgently order the police to desist from mounting countless roadblocks on major highways, saying t...Published: 02 May 2017 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kenya Airways launches Nairobi-Vic Falls flight
Kenya Airways today launches a direct flight between Nairobi and Victoria Falls, the 52nd destination globally.The air service is the second in the country after the direct flight between Nair...Published: 01 May 2017 at 13:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
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