A fire incident that occurred on Wednesday night disrupted flight operations at the Victoria Falls International Airport.
In a statement, the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe Director General, Elijah Chingosho, confirmed that the fire was caused by an electrical fault in the basement of the Air Traffic Control Tower at the airport.
"The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe wishes to apologise to all its valued customers for the flight operations disruption which occurred this morning due to a fire incident as a result of an electrical fault in the basement of the Air Traffic Control Tower at Victoria Falls International Airport.
"The fire, which occurred on the evening of July 10, 2024, was contained without further incident or damage, and no one was injured.
“The delays and inconvenience to all valued operators, passengers and other stakeholders are sincerely and deeply regretted,” he said.
The Authority has advised that the situation has normalised and that flight operations were restored Thursday morning.
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