TRANSPORT & TOURISM

KLM Airlines in mid-air scare

A KLM airlines cargo plane yesterday dropped a flap mid-air in Chitungwiza, but landed safely at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport. Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) public relatio...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 July 2019

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Turkish Airlines set to fly into Zimbabwe

Turkish Airlines is expected to expand its flight route into Zimbabwe by the second quarter of next year following profound deliberations held by authorities from the two countries at the ongoing Turk...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 December 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

International airlines raise red flag over funds

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...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 September 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

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 facility...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 July 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

CAAZ sheds light on Turkish Airlines deal

Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe's acting general manager, Tawanda Gusha has said Turkish Airlines has not made any formal communication with Zimbabwe to establish flights between Harare and Turke...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 June 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Air Zim carriers among top defaulting airlines

Angola, Sudan and Zimbabwe are among the top five countries with national carriers that are failing to repatriate revenue from ticket sales to other airlines, APA reported on Tuesday.According to the ...

By APA | Published: 13 June 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

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 expert, Mr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Airlines getting foreign currency

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is fulfilling its obligation to release money to airlines for remittances repatriation, but acute foreign currency shortages continue to slow the progress in clearin...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Angolan Airlines returns

ANGOLAN Airlines (TAAG) has resumed flights between Harare and Luanda about one month after President Emmerson Mnangagwa appealed to the southern African country to reconsider its decision to pull out...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 March 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Ethiopian Airlines's 787 Dreamliner for Vic Falls

Ethiopian Airlines has maintained its confidence in Victoria Falls as a destination with the deployment of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner which has become the second wide bodied scheduled aircraft to service...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Foreign airlines struggle to remit $60m

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...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 March 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Zimbabwe to attract more foreign airlines

Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) hopes to retire its debts through government's approved warehousing of legacy and shareholder loans scheme as the debt is slowing down the implementation of...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 November 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Zimbabwe offers sweetener to foreign airlines

THE government is considering waiving navigation and landing fees to lure new airlines into the destination, in an ambitious drive to grow the tourism sector.The tourism sector is considered a low han...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 October 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Ethiopian Airlines embrace mobile money payments

ETHIOPIAN Airlines, Africa's largest airline group, in partnership with Flocash, a leading Pan-African provider of electronic payment services has enabled online mobile payments on its website to allo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 September 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Forex shortage grounds Rainbow Airlines

Zimbabwe's newest airline, Rainbow, has grounded its plane due to a scarcity of foreign currency and a deadly boardroom squabble.A Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe foreign currency priority list has made it d...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 September 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Airlines suspend sales from Zim over $20m debt

Eight international airlines have suspended selling their services from Zimbabwe after debts owed to them by local travel agents rose to over $20 million, fanned by biting foreign currency shortages, ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 August 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Turkish Airlines ready to introduce Harare flights

Turkish Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Kadir Hidayet Eris says Turkish Airlines is ready to introduce directs flights to Harare and has urged the Zimbabwean government to expedite the ratification of the ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 August 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

International Airlines rescued from payments backlog

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has begun allocating foreign currency for remittance of cash from ticket sales by international airlines, which have been failing to repatriate payments due to forei...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 August 2017

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Ethiopian Airlines claims $30,500 from travel agency

ETHIOPIAN Airlines has taken a local travel agency, Haven Travel and Tours (Pvt) Ltd, to court on charges of failing to remit $30 500 in ticket sales.The airline, through its lawyers Kanokanga and Par...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 July 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

New airlines boost Victoria Falls tourism boom

The recently-commissioned $150 million Victoria Falls International Airport has spurred brisk tourism business in the resort town.This comes after Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airways - in April - intr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 July 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Malawian Airlines targets Victoria Falls

Malawian Airlines plans to capitalise on the southern African region's thriving tourism sector by introducing a connecting flight between Lake Malawi and Victoria Falls.Civil Aviation Authority of Zim...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 June 2015

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

KLM Dutch Airlines to stop Harare flights

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has announced plans to stop operating the Amsterdam to Lusaka and Harare route with effect from October this year.KLM Royal Dutch Airlines began operating the Lusaka route on ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 July 2014

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Zim targets 40 airlines by 2018

ZIMBABWE plans to have 40 airlines flying into the country by 2018, nearly trebling the current figures, Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) general manager David Chawota said yesterday.At th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 May 2014

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Zim targets 40 airlines by 2018

Zimbabwe plans to have 40 airlines flying into the country by 2018, nearly trebling the current figures, Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) general manager David Chawota said yesterday. At th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2014

AFRICA BUSINESS

Ethiopian Airlines buys 49% stake in Air Malawi

Ethiopian AIRLINES has announced that it is now the strategic partner of Air Malawi after acquiring 49 percent equity in the latter.The remaining 51 percent is held by the Malawian government and Mala...

By Business Reporter | Published: 18 July 2013
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