Sunday, 3 November 2013
Saturday, 2 November 2013
Bulawayo's Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport Opens
Bulawayo's Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport has finally been opened for public use after years of delay. The new terminal will have a handling capacity of 1.5 million passengers annually. The terminal has taken more than 10 years and $25 million to refurbish and will have a new international arrivals’ hall, a variety of shops, a car park and a separate State pavilion.
It will still be incomplete when it opens, but CAAZ said the facility will have all the requisite safety, security systems and ambient characteristics of a modern airport. "Although the terminal is undergoing its final stages of completion, it has become absolutely necessary to operationalise the facility to allow utilisation of the already installed systems,” said CAAZ.
Only two airlines, South Africa Airlink and Air Zimbabwe use the airport. SA Airlink, a South African Airways service, plies the Bulawayo-Johannesburg route daily but has a capacity of 83 passengers. Air Zimbabwe flies to Harare and the resort town on Victoria Falls.
Saturday, 19 October 2013
Friday, 9 August 2013
Proflight Zambia Planning New Routes
Proflight Zambia has unveiled plans to add three further international destinations to its growing schedule by mid-2014, effectively making Lusaka a regional hub for air travel. Following the successful launch of its first international service, from Lusaka to Lilongwe, on June 4, Zambia’s only locally registered scheduled carrier is now planning to fly from Ndola to Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with connections between Ndola and Lusaka.The airline is also considering services to Harare, Dar es Salaam, Tete and Johannesburg, subject to regulatory approval.
With the introduction of the Malawi route, Proflight Zambia currently operates ten scheduled routes
using nine aircraft, including a 105-seat Boeing 737 aircraft which was recently added to the Proflight fleet as the airline's first jet aircraft. “We believe that after years of prudent, steady growth, Proflight Zambia has now built a solid base and reached a critical mass from which it can expand into regional markets, heeding the requests of our customers,” said Proflight Director of Government and Industry Affairs Capt. Philip Lemba. “Lusaka is a natural choice as a hub, and Proflight is determined to be a standard bearer for Zambian aviation throughout the region.”
Proflight is keen to introduce flights to Johannesburg from Lusaka and is examining the option of flying into the smaller Lanseria airport, for which costs are lower than that of the city’s main OR Tambo (ORT) International airport. Proflight’s service to Johannesburg would allow connections via shuttle bus from Lanseria to ORT as well as shuttles to the Rivonia and Centurion Gautrains.
The airline celebrates 22 years of operation this year, and has grown from operating a single aircraft to a fleet of nine serving nine domestic destinations and one international route. It prides itself in providing a safe, reliable, efficient and friendly service and is determined to continue its strategy of steady expansion.
Visit fly Zambia for more information
Sunday, 4 August 2013
Kenya Airways Flight Nairobi - Harare KQ700 (PICS)
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| Business Class lounge in Nairobi |
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| About to board flight to Harare on the Embraer 170 |
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| Pre-flight Drink |
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| About to land in Harare |
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| Arrival at Harare International Airport |
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| Great Flight and beautiful day in Harare |
Sunday, 21 July 2013
SA Express Planned Durban-Harare Flight Increase
SA Express (SAX) plans to increase frequency on the Durban-Harare route starting August to four weekly flights. The additional flight will operate on Sundays departing Durban at 2pm arriving in Harare at 4.25pm. The return flight departs Harare at 5pm arriving in Durban at 7.25pm operated on-board CRJ200 a/c.
- SA1613 DUR1400 – 1625HRE CR2 7
- SA1614 HRE1700 – 1925DUR CR2 7
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