Zim Now Writer
The Tourism Business Council of Zimbabwe has said the extension in the frequency of flights by Eurowings Discover Airline into the country will promote trade and help complement the recovery of the tourism sector post-Covid-19.
TBCZ President, Mr Wengai Nhau, said the resumption of the flights is a big endorsement to the country since it will enhance the competitiveness of destination Zimbabwe.
“Any addition into the country is welcome because the more options in terms of air transport into a given destination, the more that destination becomes competitive. Competitiveness, affordability, and quality of accessibility are all enhanced as a result of the additional capacity both on the tourism side and on the trade side.
“In other words, it means that there is now a direct connection between Zimbabwe and Germany all-year round, which is something to celebrate in terms of economic and diplomatic ties as well as tourism development and growth. It will help to complement our recovery efforts as a sector post Covid-19,” said Mr Nhau.
Lufthansa Group Station Manager at Victoria Falls, Mr John Letiene, confirmed that the flight resumed services to Victoria Falls last Wednesday and will be operating all-year round instead of the initial seasonal service.
“This development means that we will now operate all-year round without breaking for the next two years. What we used to do was to fly over the summer season and be off during the winter season. Our winter season is the European summer season while our summer season is our winter season. So that meant we started our operations at the end of March till the middle of November. We would then take a break from mid-November till the end of March,” said Mr Letiene.
Meanwhile, Airport Company of Zimbabwe Public Relations and Communications Manager, Mr Tonderai Mangombe, said the move to abandon the seasonal flights opting for all-year round was due to the high demand and the growing popularity of the destination among tourists.
Eurowings Discover Airline which is owned by Lufthansa Group, a German conglomerate, is the second-largest airline in Europe in terms of passengers carried.
The resumption of Eurowings came a day after Zambia Airways reintroduced the Harare-Lusaka flights for the first time in 27 years.
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