AFRICA and parking for a period of twelve months from the commencement of operations .

The upgrading of J M Nkomo International airport ( completed ) and Victoria Falls International Airport ( In progress ) demonstrate outstanding commitment to the development of aviation in Zimbabwe .

Back in 1999 there were 34 different airlines flying to Zimbabwe , mostly into Harare . Then the period of hyperinflation and the subsequent sanctions came into play and CAAZ lost over half of those airlines , most being long haul intercontinental flights . The European carriers all left Zimbabwe as a destination . Traffic went down to about eight airlines at the height of the hyperinflation economic situation in 2007- 2009 , but now it is on the recovery path and has grown back to 15 airlines , and is still growing .

More recently Zimbabwe has seen some of the international players coming back and setting up routes again . A lot of regional airlines have continued to fly to Zimbabwe , and some airlines have even grown the number of frequencies . In fact ; Kenya Airways , Ethiopian Airways and South African Airways have all increased frequency of flights to Zimbabwe .

CAAZ has also attracted brand new international airlines such as Emirates , which is now flying the Harare route daily .

The concerted effort to become one of the most attractive tourism destinations in Africa seems to be paying off , as CAAZ is

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