KLM's Return to Harare

 

EGYPTAIR Plans to Resume Harare Service from June 2013

EGYPTAIR from 01JUN13 plans to resume service to Harare, Zimbabwe after a 9 year halt. The Star Alliance member currently plans to extend its existing 4 weekly Cairo – Dar es Salaam service to Harare, on board Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Currently reservation for this flight is not available, and GDS timetable listing is only displaying one-way flight.

MS841 CAI2330 – 0615+1DAR0715+1 – 0850+1HRE 738 x246

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner arriving at HRE

Fresh Air Commences First Flight in November

Fresh Air, the Zimbabwean registered airline who recently entered into a joint venture (JV) agreement with South African low cost carrier, 1time Airline, is set to take to the skies on Friday, 2 November 2012 with their first flight departing OR Tambo International Airport en route to Victoria Falls Airport, Zimbabwe. The route schedule, which as it stands, includes three weekly flights from OR Tambo International Airport on Mondays and Fridays at 10:40 am respectively, as well as a Sunday flight at 10:20 am.
As initially agreed, the JV encompasses 1time utilising its fleet of aircraft to serve the Fresh Air route, which subsequently replaces 1time’s current Livingstone flight schedule in favour of flights between Johannesburg and Victoria Falls Airport.
The route schedule, which as it stands, includes three weekly flights from OR Tambo International Airport on Mondays and Fridays at 10:40 am respectively, as well as a Sunday flight at 10:20 am.

Ethiopian Airlines Extends Boeing 787 Service to Harare/Lusaka into Nov 2012

As per 12OCT12 GDS timetable and inventory display, Ethiopian Airlines is extending Boeing 787 operations on Addis Ababa – Harare – Lusaka – Addis Ababa service, into November 2012.
The 787 service operates daily from 28OCT12 to 30NOV12. It currently operates 6 times a week since 01OCT12.
Schedule:

ET873 ADD0930 – 1240HRE1340 – 1435LUN1530 – 2025ADD 788 D

SA Express Durban-Harare route starting Nov 2012

SA Express from 02NOV12 is starting Durban – Harare operation, with 3 weekly service on board CR200 aircraft. The route was originally mean't to commence on October 10th, 2012.
Operational schedule:

SA1611 DUR0625 – 0850HRE CR2 1
SA1611 DUR1000 – 1225HRE CR2 3
SA1611 DUR1400 – 1625HRE CR2 5
SA1612 HRE1005 – 1230DUR CR2 1
SA1612 HRE1325 – 1550DUR CR2 3
SA1612 HRE1700 – 1925DUR CR2 5

UAE signs air services agreement with Zimbabwe and Niger

 

The United Arab Emirates has signed an air services Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and initialed an Air Services Agreement (ASA) with the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe in Dubai on 03 October 2012.

The MoUs allows full flexibility on the routes, capacity, number of frequencies and types of aircraft, in any type of service (passenger or cargo).The agreement was initialed by Mr. Omar Bin Ghaleb, Deputy Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Mr. Munesushe Munodawafa, Secretary for Transport, Communications and Infrastructural Development of the Republic of Zimbabwe. Representatives from Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Sharjah Department of Civil Aviation, Ras Al Khaimah Department of Civil Aviation, Etihad Airways, Emirates Airline and RAK Airways attended the negotiations. The signed memorandum also includes the exercise of fifth freedom traffic rights. In addition, both Parties agreed to allow unrestricted non-scheduled / charter operations between the two countries.

Mr. Omar Bin Ghaleb stressed the importance of this Agreement, which will further boost the travel and trade between UAE and Zimbabwe. Mr. Ghaleb has also signed an air services Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and initialed an Air Services Agreement (ASA) with the Government of the Republic of Niger in Dubai on 04 October 2012.

Link: http://www.ameinfo.com/uae-signs-air-services-agreement-zimbabwe-314246

Update: New Air Botswana Schedule

From the 28th of October 2012, Air Botswana will add several new routes to their schedule including Nairobi, Cape Town, Lilongwe, Blantyre, Lanseria (Johannesburg) and Victoria Falls. Harare will recieve a fourth weekly (Tuesday) non-stop flight (ATR 42-500) while Mondays & Saturdays will operate GBE-HRE-NBO-HRE-GBE (Avro RJ85 Avroliner) and Wednesdays will operate GBE-HRE-BLZ-HRE-GBE (Avro RJ85 Avroliner)  . The Victoria Falls-Maun route will be non-stop every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (ATR 42-500). The new schedule is available for booking but still subject to change. Air Botswana is yet to make an announcement on these new routes.

http://www.airbotswana.co.bw/

BA 777-200ER take-off at HRE

British Airways Boeing 777-200ER take-off from Harare International Airport to London Heathrow. This video was taken in 2006. Rumors are back that BA will resume the route in 2013. link

SA Express Officially Announce Durban-Harare Route