Zim buys planes to rescue Air Zimbabwe

IN A BID to resuscitate the national carrier Air Zimbabwe, the government has reportedly bought two second-hand Boeing 777-200 long haul aeroplanes from Malaysia to augment its fleet.

The state-owned Herald newspaper reported yesterday that the first plane landed at Robert Mugabe International Airport in the capital, Harare, on Monday, while the second one was due in a few weeks’ time.

Acting president Constantino Chiwenga led the government delegation that received the plane, with much celebration and toasting.

The aircraft is reportedly 15 years old and has been parked since 2015 after Malaysia Airlines decided to retire its entire B777 fleet following the disappearance of flight MH370 in 2014 and the downing of MH17 the same year.

– African News Agency (ANA)