Air Zimbabwe plans London flight restart after more than a decade

The flag carrier is projecting a London flight resumption by June 2026.

It is still exploring the leasing of a wide body aircraft to fly the London route and says ‘good progress has been made’ on this.

It is all part of a fleetwide restructuring for the state-owned airline, says Mutapa Investment Fund CEO, John Mangudya.

“We are also putting in place a facility to lease a bigger plane, a Boeing, to fly the Harare–London route.”

The airline plans to sell two dormant Boeing 777s to generate funds to modernise its domestic aircraft fleet too.

It currently flies two Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft and has several planes, including Boeing 737s, in storage or leased out.

Speaking of the Harare-London route, Mangudya said: “This is one of the most lucrative routes in Africa.”