Air Zimbabwe plans to resume Harare-London flights in May

Appearing before a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee, Air Zimbabwe chief executive Ripton Muzenda said that the airline was this year targeting to increase revenue to $47 million from $36 million if it manages to resume long haul flights, particularly the lucrative Harare-London route which it last operated in 2012 when it was expelled from the International Aviation Transport Association (IATA) clearing house after accumulating fee arrears which now stand at$3.5 million.

Said Muzenda:

We intend to change the way we are operating and hope to launch long haul flights which will be key in driving revenue…there is so much demand for London……we need to sort out our debt obligations and address regulatory compliance issues and also revamp our aircraft so that we are competitive.

Muzenda said the airline had given itself a May target to pay up the debt and acquire the mandatory certification required to operate the London route.

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