Air Zimbabwe flights

Air Zimbabwe is the national carrier of Zimbabwe, based in Harare (Zimbabwe), and operates regular flights to Johannesburg (South Africa), Bulawayo (Zimbabwe), Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), Lusaka (Zambia), London Gatwick (UK), Dubai (UAE), Nairobi (Kenya), Dar es Salam (Tanzania), Lilongwe, Bejing (China), Singapore and Mauritius.

Air Zimbabwe flight reservations

online reservations	Air Zimbabwe
Central reservations	+263 4 575111

Air Zimbabwe's fleet

A Boeing 737, a Boeing 767 and 2 Modern Ark (MA) 60s.

News

24 Mar 2012	Air Zim has been placed under judicial management, and may face liquidation, following an application by a couple of unions demanding that arrear salaries be paid (they said they have not been paid since January 2009 & were owed USD35m). The High Court of Zimbabwe has barred the Air Zimbabwe board from any involvement with the company, & appointed a judicial manager.
16 Dec 2011	Air Zimbabwe has suspended flights to South Africa over fears that its planes may be confiscated, to pay its outstanding debts. Air Zimbabwe's acting CE, Innocent Mavhunga, said "We are not flying into South Africa. We are trying to secure funding to pay our debts in South Africa."
12 Dec 2011	An Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767-200 is seized at London Gatwick Airport by American General Supplies, who are owed over $1m for the supply of spare parts. "The plane has been attached by one of our spares suppliers over an outstanding debt which we are negotiating to settle. The debt has been outstanding for some time now and it has been impounded after we failed to meet the deadline of November 30 to settle it. We are negotiating with the supplier to give us more time to look for the money while on the other hand, the Ministry of Transport is negotiating with the Ministry of Finance." said Airzim's CEO, Mr Innocent Mavhunga.
2 Dec 2011	Air Zimbabwe's only operational plane, a Boeing 737-500, is confiscated by Bid Air Services shortly after landing at O.R. Tambo International airport on a flight from Harare. Bid Air Services claim that Air Zimbabwe owes them $500,000 for ground handling services. After pleading for the release of the plane, as Robert Mugabe, needed it to fly to Victoria Falls to open a conference, Bid Air Services released it and Air Zimbabwe was given until Tuesday to pay up.
14 Nov 2011	Air Zimbabwe resumes international flights, after resolving a payment dispute with fuel suppliers.
1 Aug 2011	Air Zimbabwe pilots go on strike again.
15 Jun 2011	Air Zimbabwe puts passengers on to other airlines, as a result of suppliers refusing to provide fuel for flights to London and South Africa, over outstanding payments.
18 May 2011	Air Zimbabwe cancels all regional flights, after Zambezi Airlines took back a leased Boeing 737-500 as a result of $460k unpaid debt. "Yes, there have been problems with Zambezi Airlines, but we are negotiating with our partners. Only regional flights have been affected", said Chief Executive Innocent Mavhunga.
15 May 2011	IATA (International Air Transport Association) suspends Air Zimbabwe from flight reservation services instructing travel agents to "immediately stop all ticketing and refund transactions", after it failed to pay $280k of its debt for ticketing fees and worldwide billing.
20 Apr 2011	Air Zimbabwe strike ends after the Zimbabwean government agrees to pay striking pilots 67% of what they are owed.
22 Mar 2011	Radio VOP reports that Air Zimbabwe pilots have again gone on strike, protesting the non-payment of their allowances. The pilots downed tools and gathered in a parking lot at Air Zimbabwe's head office at Harare International Airport. The action resulted in the cancellation of flights from Harare to Johannesburg.
6 Jan 2011	It is announced that Air Zimbabwe CEO Peter Chikumba, brought in from Air Namibia, is leaving the airline.
8 Sep 2010	Air Zimbabwe pilots go on strike, in protest against unpaid allowances.
Jul 2010	IATA threatens to suspend Air Zimbabwe over unpaid debt.
Feb 2004	Zimbabwe pays IATA $1.3m of debt owing, afer IATA had Air Zimbabwe suspended.