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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 | 299 | by `
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 | 7381 | 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 | 12 | by Staff reporter
Aircraft tyre burst disrupts flights at Zimbabwe's Mugabe Airport
Flights were temporarily disrupted yesterday afternoon at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare after a RwandAir plane with 65 passengers and eight crew en route to Cape Town experienc...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 06:14hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Eswatini Air flies into Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe of Friday welcomed Eswatini Air's maiden flight into the country with the jet landing at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport at 11:50 am.Eswatini Air, which is under Royal...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 19:40hrs | | 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 | 6 | by Staff reporter
Ethiopian Airlines connects Bulawayo to the world
Ethiopian Airlines is adding Zimbabwe's second largest city Bulawayo as a new destination starting end of October this year, in another positive development for the country's rapidly expanding aviatio...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 14:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Destination Zimbabwe campaign goes to Dubai
THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority is exhibiting at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) that started yesterday in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.ZTA head corporate affairs Mr Godfrey Koti said they w...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe to join league of Afrca's viable airlines
Air Zimbabwe will join the league of viable airlines in Africa over the next year as Government steps up efforts to have the airline firmly in the skies.Responding to questions regarding its d...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rwanda Airways in Chinhoyi Caves' promo
THE Chinhoyi Caves National Park has received a boost from Rwanda Airways following the international air carriage's recent Tweet promoting the resort area.In the Tweet, RwandAir posted, "You ...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 16:35hrs | 7 | 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
Rwandan Airline suspends SADC flights
RWANDAN airline (RwandAir) has suspended flights into Southern Africa citing the prevalence of the Covid-19 variants in the region. Before the suspension of the flights, the Rwandan airline was flying...Published: 08 Feb 2021 at 19:05hrs | | 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 | | 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 | 1 | by Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor
RwandAir resumes flights to Zimbabwe
Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, will resume flights to Zimbabwe on October 1 after months of suspension of air travel due to by COVID-19 pandemic.Zimbabwe suspended flights and shut its b...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 | 11 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1 | 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 | 1 | by Benjamin Manzini
Air Tanzania to relaunch Harare, Dar es Salaam flights
AIR Tanzania is set to relaunch flights into Harare from Dar es Salaam this Friday at a time other airlines are pulling out of the country, citing currency challenges."Get to explore the beaut...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 10:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
RwandAir dumps bond notes
RWANDAN flag carrier, RwandAir has abandoned receipt of unstable bond notes and RTGS payment systems amid the continued rejection of Zimbabwe's much resented currency.In a letter addressed to ...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 19:07hrs | | by newzimbabwe.com
Proflight airlines suspends Harare-Lusaka route
ZIMBABWE'S aviation sector has suffered another blow after Proflight Zambia announced the suspension of the Harare-Lusaka flights at a time RwandAir also discontinued ticketing services in bond curren...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
RwandAir rejects bondnotes
Rwandan Airline RwandAir has announced that it is withdrawing ticketing Zimbabwe system form Zimbabwe and accepting only internationally issued credit cards.In a letter directed to trade partn...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 10:01hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
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
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 | | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: A Taste Of Zimbabwe by UK bloggers
From safaris to the rich history of the nation to the wonder of the world that is Victoria Falls, our video of #Zimbabwe was made possible with thanks to RwandAir and Tourism Zimbabwe....Published: 02 Apr 2018 at 10:39hrs | | by Implausibleblog
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
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 | 8 | 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
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
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
RwandAir begins flights to Zimbabwe
Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, begins flights between Kigali and Harare tomorrow, in another vote of confidence of Zimbabwe as a destination. The carrier will be flying four times a week on ...Published: 04 Apr 2017 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ethiopian Airlines plane lands in Vic Falls
IT was pomp and fanfare at the Victoria Falls International Airport yesterday when Ethiopian Airlines made a maiden landing at the giant facility.To welcome the new baby at the new look ai...Published: 27 Mar 2017 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Turkish, Rwandan airlines to fly into Victoria Falls
TURKISH and Rwandan airlines might soon be flying into Victoria Falls, joining several other airlines which are using the new international airport, an official has said.Rwanda Airlines ha...Published: 15 Mar 2017 at 05:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
SAA launches airbus flight to Victoria Falls
SOUTH African Airways (SAA) will tomorrow launch its wide-bodied 222-seater airbus flight to Victoria Falls.Regarded as one of the leading airlines in Southern Africa, SAA is upgrading its...Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Regional airlines flock to Zimbabwe
RwandAir and Ethiopian Airlines are the newest airlines to fly to Zimbabwe, as the government opens up its skies to other players after years of state protectionism for the country's ailing flag carri...Published: 29 Jan 2017 at 13:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ethiopian airlines releases schedule for Victoria Falls route
ETHIOPIAN Airlines has released a summer schedule for the new direct route between Addis Ababa and Victoria Falls to be launched in March next year.Ethiopian Airlines Southern Africa regio...Published: 27 Nov 2016 at 09:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Two more foreign airlines for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe hopes to have two more foreign airlines on its runways by year end, Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) general manger David Chawota said.Caaz is currently in negotiations wit...Published: 16 May 2014 at 07:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pokello meets new 'mother in law'
Former BIG Brother Africa housemate Pokello Nare who goes by the name @pokellosexxy on Twitter has tweeted photographs of her meeting with her 'new mother in law', Elikem's mum.Pokello took ...Published: 28 Aug 2013 at 08:25hrs | | by Moyo Roy
RwandAir eyes Zimbabwe route
RwandAir, Rwanda's state-owned national airline RwandAir plans to fly to Harare and Cape Town, South Africa later this year as part of its expansion programme, it has emerged. The airline wil...Published: 13 Feb 2013 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
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