LET’S PROCEED WITH ZAMBIA AIRWAYS

Dear Editor,

AS others have already said, nothing is for free. Ethiopian Airlines is not a charitable organisation.

There must be a business case. Secondly we don’t have capital and technical capabilities to restart QZ.

Ethiopian Airlines does and that costs money. Thirdly, few businesses generate profits in the first three years.

Let’s learn to be patient. Fourthly, airline business in Zambia is worth $1.5b per annum.

Why do we want to let foreign airlines get all this just because we have cholera?

That’s retrospective thinking. Fifthly, an airline is like any infrastructure – you’re building roads in the air into your country.

Profits to economy may also be indirect. One of the reasons SAA isn’t liquidated is that it participates in bringing 10 million visitors to RSA per year with dollars to spend!

Sixthly JV Agreement can be terminated any time if not working. Seventhly, let’s not be too negative and shallow in our thinking – there are many positives to having a well-run national airline.

Main goal is to efficiently bring in many people and goods. Other industries like tourism, transport, services, etc will benefit.

Our goal should be to exceed 10 million visitors to Zambia per year and not just sitting on our hands till all problems in the country are solved!

It’s better to do something than nothing just because we have cholera. God Bless Zambia.

The Chosen One