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Africa Subsaharan
Air Zimbabwe to fly to China more
2006-11-21
Since the repo man can't get into China.
(SomaliNet) Zimbabwe's state owned airline,Air Zimbabwe, has plans to initiate a second flight to China, Zimbabwe's Herald newspaper has said.

Air Zimbabwe regional manager for China, Chris Kwenda, said that the new flight would cover the Harare (Zimbabwe's capital)-Guangzhou route via Singapore. "We will launch it mid-January. The plane will be flying to Guangzhou province. It is the number one producing region in terms of China's outbound tourism and there is potential business for Zimbabwe there," he said.

This move was welcomed by safaris with tourists who ply the China- Zimbabwe route. "Our people love Zimbabwe because it is more African than South Africa which is more European. We need three to four flights a week from Air Zimbabwe to do serious business," a statement from China Ocean International Tourist Service.
Posted by:Steve White

#9  It's 'tourists', not tourists. Safaris may be on the agenda, but they aren't the point of the trips.
Posted by: Pappy   2006-11-21 21:16  

#8  Air Zimbabwe has plans to initiate a second flight to China

A second flight, eh? Just because you made there once doesn't mean you should press your luck.
Posted by: SteveS   2006-11-21 18:09  

#7  This move was welcomed by safaris with tourists who ply the China- Zimbabwe route.

Tourists? Plural? Who knew there was such a demand to visit Bobworld? Boggles.
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2006-11-21 16:34  

#6  My money's on Lindbergh...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-11-21 16:22  

#5  Air Zimbabwe, has plans to initiate a second flight to China

Gotta pick up more of those cheap knockoff spare parts.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-11-21 16:01  

#4  Hitch-hike, Mo-fo.
Posted by: rhodesiafever   2006-11-21 14:12  

#3  "Our people love Zimbabwe because it is more African than South Africa which is more European.

patoooeh! patooeh! Nasty old Dutch farmers again. When will be rid of them?
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-11-21 05:40  

#2  The same people who fly Air China, methinks. There's a gene for this type of behavior, I hear...
Posted by: .com   2006-11-21 02:42  

#1  I'm going to take Air Zimbabwe on a transoceanic flight? Who in their right mind would risk a trip like this?
Posted by: gromky   2006-11-21 00:23  

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