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April 23, 2010 in Travel News | 154 views | Comments Off
Air Zimbabwe resumes flights between London and Harare on Thursday night – exactly a week after ash clouds from a volcano in Iceland shut down most of Europe’s air space and caused unprecedented disruption. One of Air Zimbabwe’s two Boeing 767s flew out of Harare at lunchtime Wednesday, and a regular Thursday night flight out of Gatwick is scheduled to leave at 11PM – a delay of about five [...]
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April 22, 2010 in Airline News | 141 views | Comments Off
AIR Zimbabwe resumed flights to London yesterday following a temporary freeze on air transportation over much of Europe after ash and dust from a volcanic eruption in Iceland clouded European air space. The national airline’s chief executive Dr Peter Chikumba confirmed resumption of the flights yesterday, bringing relief to more than 800 prospective travellers stranded between Harare and London. [...]
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April 21, 2010 in Airline News | 171 views | 1 Comment
AIR ZIMBABWE could have lost nearly US$1 million over the past five days following the temporary freeze on air transportation over much of European airspace.
About 400 people who wanted to fly to Zimbabwe from London last week were stranded in Britain, while an equal number seeking to travel from Harare to London were stuck in Harare. A cloud of ash and dust that followed the eruption of Mt Eyjafjoell [...]
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April 15, 2010 in Travel News | 159 views | Comments Off
More than 250 flights to and from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports were grounded on Thursday by volcanic ash drifting from a volcanic eruption in Iceland, airport operators said. More than 150 flights to and from Heathrow and 108 flights to and from Gatwick, including many transatlantic services, were cancelled, and Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports in Scotland were shut.
Airport operator [...]
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March 27, 2010 in Travel News | 201 views | 1 Comment
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions said it is seeking a boycott of Air Zimbabwe flights by the International Transport Workers Federation on all of its routes, seeking to force the carrier to reinstate some 400 workers it laid off in 2009.
The rights of the workers have been upheld in arbitration and court challenges, the union said. Some critics have accused the ZCTU of sabotaging the national [...]
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March 16, 2010 in Airline News | 133 views | Comments Off
ZIMBABWE is seeking destination endorsement by South Africa as the second home of the 2010 Fifa World Cup to promote tourism and investment here. Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Walter Mzembi has extended an invitation to South Africa’s Minister of Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk to elicit expression of support for the country as a premier tourism and investment destination. He is understood [...]
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March 10, 2010 in Airline News | 171 views | Comments Off
Regional Airlines are taking advantage of the failure by Air Zimbabwe to service regional routes by increasing their flights into the country.Since the formation of the inclusive Government in February there has been an increase in the number of people visiting the country both for holiday and to scout for business opportunities.
In a statement Air Botswana announced that it has since increased its [...]
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February 19, 2010 in Travel News | 114 views | Comments Off
The strike by public workers for a monthly wage of $US600 is now in its second week. Those on strike include teachers, hospital workers and civil servants. Some unions have become concerned over the actions of Zanu PF militia and security staff who have given active support to the strike. According to Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) leader, Takavafira Zhou, Central Intelligence Officers [...]
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February 19, 2010 in Travel News | 94 views | Comments Off
Culture Spears have confirmed that they will depart for Zimbabwe today to perform at the NAMA music awards. The Botswana High Commission in Zimbabwe has facilitated the trip, which would also boost a cultural exchange programme. While in Zimbabwe, the group will interact with a Zimbabwean group, Amavithikazi and the duo will hold two combined shows.
In an interview, the groups leader, Kabelo Mogwe [...]
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