Alongside Kenya and Ethiopia Airways, Rwanda Airline was among the earliest to resume flights to Harare.
Mozambique Airline has resumed flights to Harare. Emirates and Qatar Airlines have returned, ensuring we are linked to that vital region which also supplies us with oil.
Lately, a Germany carrier has opened another route, while FastJet is expanding its footprint. Our tourism arrivals are set to improve.
We continue to explore ways of restoring our capacity in air cargo, all in anticipation of greater volumes of perishable exports.
Today, Zimbabwe is slowly regaining her lustre as an air transport hub for Southern Africa. With this aggressive thrust in economic diplomacy, we should be able to cushion our economy from the volatility which global events have triggered.
Above all we should, in due course, overcome effects of illegal sanctions imposed on us so unfairly.
Indeed, Nyika Inovakwa Nevene Vayo.
By President Emmerson Mnangagwa for the Sunday Mail
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