Air Zimbabwe has started charging air fares for local and international business class in foreign currency. Air Zimbabwe board chairperson Mr Jonathan Kadzura said it was only logical for Air Zimbabwe to charge it’s business flights in foreign currency as 90 per cent of the company’s operational expenses are incurred in foreign currency.
Air Zimbabwe is facing serious foreign currency shortages to buy spare parts and service it’s external debts estimated at more than US$20 million.
“The latest move is aimed at recovering most of our expenses and we have also strategised to ensure that ordinary Zimbabweans are catered for by paying local currencies in the economy class.
It has come to our attention that most Zimbabweans who board foreign airlines from the country pay in foreign currency so there is nothing unusual in the latest development,” said Mr Kadzura.
Travellers to China will now have to pay US$880 for return ticket on the Harare-Beijing route, Harare-Johannesburg with return US$180, for those going to Dubai they will now have to part with US$550, and Lilongwe(Malawi) now costs US$250.
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