The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has reinstated Zimbabwe flyafrica's Air Operators Certificate (AOC) following a near two-month long suspension sources in the Zimbabwean aviation community have said.
Its paperwork now in order, the LCC is planning to resume commercial operations on Tuesday, December 29 though this is subject to official confirmation.
Zimbabwe flyafrica's AOC was suspended in late October following a falling out between the airline's local shareholder and then Accountable Manager Chakanyuka Karase, and its foreign Mauritius-based partner Flyafrica Ltd. The two subsequently went to court resulting in Flyafrica securing a court injunction against Karase's continued involvement in the airline. Given his exit, it is uncertain as to who the LCC's new local Zimbabwean partner is.
Prior to its suspension of operations, Zimbabwe flyafrica had operated two B737-500s on scheduled passenger flights to Victoria Falls and Bulawayo locally as well as Johannesburg O.R. Tambo, Lusaka, and Lubumbashi regionally.
It is uncertain if sister carrier Namibia flyafrica (Windhoek International) will resume operations given the recent falling out between local partner Bay Air Aviation (Windhoek Eros) and Flyafrica Ltd.
