Air Zimbabwe

This topic was created by bruce
[Sun 23 May, 21:12 Tasmanian Standard Time]

Just out of interest, has anyone flown Air Zimbabwe from
London to Harare? Due to lack of flights left I've bought a
ticket on this flight, it cost the same as KLM and was more
expensive than BA.
Is it a good airline? Or have I bought a ticket for 'a wing
and a prayer'?

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  1. AirZim Added by: Lefrog
    [Timestamp: Mon 24 May, 20:40 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    I don't know about the longhaul flights, but I flew
    with air Zimbabwe from Vic Falls to Harare. The plane I
    checked in for had a problem so they had to fly an other one
    in from Harare to pick us up, and on this new plane, the
    seat i was checked in for did not exist. Other than that the
    flight was fine. Did you check SA airlines? - They were the
    cheapest I found and were great (though I had to change
    planes in Zurich). Enjoy.
    Lefrog



  2. Air Zim Added by: Dave
    [Timestamp: Mon 24 May, 23:03 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    I've flown London - Harare with Air Zim quite a few times
    and had very few problems. The staff are excellent and very
    friendly. The biggest drawback can be when El Presidente
    decides the plane is commandeered for one of his wifes
    shopping trips. Had far more problems on internal flights.
    The biggest advantage with Air Zim is that you can connect
    straight onto their internal flights when you land.
    Good luck. Dave.



  3. Try Cargo! Added by: Jenn
    [Timestamp: Mon 24 May, 23:39 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Air Zim staff is great, but cancelations are a problem.
    Check out deals on Luftansa connecting in Franfurt. There
    are also quite a few cargo flights to Harare that sell
    passenger seats. The best thing to do would be to call one
    and they could tell you who to call. Have an absolute
    blast, but becareful in the Mbare market.



  4. Air Zimbabwe Added by: pamela (pamelaholzapfel@hotmail.com)
    [Timestamp: Tue 25 May, 3:27 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    I haven┤t had a long trip on Zim Air but it was just like any other flight, just be careful wich Air Malawi, they are chaotic, lost my luggage for a week and nobody felt responsible in any way.



  5. The 8 flights that I took Added by: David Smith (dogfather@bc.sympatico.ca)
    [Timestamp: Tue 25 May, 17:52 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    last year were all fine. The warning about Mugabe's wife
    applies on internal flights - didn't happen to us.




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