Air Zimbabwe's only operational plane impounded at OR Tambo airport over debt

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The Airports Company of South Africa (Acsa) has impounded an aircraft owned by Air Zimbabwe over debt.


Insiders at Air Zimbabwe told TimesLIVE that one of the national airline’s aircraft, a Boeing 767-200, was impounded at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday.


This comes as Air Zimbabwe was suspended from using the airport due to non-payment of debt.


Air Zimbabwe owes Acsa payments for landing, parking and passenger services for flights into Johannesburg.


As a result of the suspension by Acsa, Air Zimbabwe could not operate its Johannesburg-Harare flight on Wednesday and this resulted in some passengers failing to travel while others were accommodated on other airlines.

The seizure of Air Zimbabwe’s aircraft in South Africa, which is the airline’s only operational aircraft after all of its planes were grounded, forced it to cancel its Harare-Johannesburg flight on Thursday, including its domestic flights between Harare-Bulawayo and Victoria Falls.

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Air Zimbabwe's only operational plane impounded at OR Tambo airport over debt

The Airports Company of South Africa has impounded an aircraft owned by Air Zimbabwe over debt.

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“As a cash client, Air Zimbabwe is required to settle on each Monday the amounts owing for landing fees, parking fees and the passenger service charge for its weekly flights, as well as an amount towards settling arrears on its account,” said Acsa spokesperson Trevor Jones.

Does it make enough to cover all business activities at this airline?

 

[Binary_Bark]

Everything is good, they have land

 

[Myrrdin]

I came in to comment but then realized I had read phone instead of plane.

 

[Milano]

Is there not a single white-owned farm left that they could seize to use as collateral?

 

[chrisc]

And is this plane really "owned" by Air Zimbabwe, or is it on some kind of lease from a bank? Hope its not a South African bank.

But I suppose if its VBS Bank then it does not matter

 

[epah]

Forward the bill to Mugabe

 

[|tera|]

Forward the bill to Mugabe

He passed away...

 

[wbot]

He passed away...

But she hasn't...

 

[Flanders]

Everything is good, they have land(ed)

FTFY

 

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SA unbans Air Zimbabwe following settlement of debt

The airline’s only serviceable plane was stopped from leaving Johannesburg last week after failing to pay for airport services.
South Africa has reinstated permission for Zimbabwe’s national airline to fly into Johannesburg after the company was banned from using South African airports over unpaid fees.
State-owned Air Zimbabwe’s only serviceable plane was stopped from leaving Johannesburg last week after failing to pay for airport services.
The dispute was resolved on Friday when the airline settled its debt, said South Africa’s airport management company on Monday.

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SA unbans Air Zimbabwe following settlement of debt

The airline's only serviceable plane was stopped from leaving Johannesburg last week after failing to pay for airport services.

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[Hemps]

Settled it's debt, wonder where the money suddenly came from?

 

[Wasabee!]

Everything is good, they have land

*lend.

 

[Moosedrool]

How much in Zim dollars does a Boing 767-200 cost?

 

[Grant]

Settled it's debt, wonder where the money suddenly came from?

SAGovt?

 

[Flanders]

How much in Zim dollars does a Boing 767-200 cost?

A 767-200 stuffed to the rafters with these maybe?

 

[Spliffcat]

Taxpayers keeping decolonisation at bay.

 

[TysonRoux]

Settled it's debt, wonder where the money suddenly came from?

The funds that were meant to pay their debt to ESKUM