Zimbabwe flyafrica.com was a low cost carrier, the first from the flyafrica.com group to start operations. Flights commenced in between Victoria Falls and Johannesburg, and subsequently on additional routes. However operations have been suspended since October 2015, on removal of the airline's operating licence, reportedly following shareholder disputes and failure to meet statutory requirements.
History
Test flights were conducted in in order to meet South African Civil Aviation Authority and Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe requirements. The carrier advised that the first service was launched between Victoria Falls and Johannesburg on, and scheduled services were slated to commence a week later, on. However, these services reportedly did not commence citing operational logistics issues. It was later advised that the fact the carrier had their aircraft registered in Zimbabwe and their pilots licensed in South Africa prevented scheduled services from being launched, as the CAAZ demanded the pilots to be licensed in the country. Flights eventually commenced in August 2014. Flights on all routes were suspended in October 2015, after the airline's AOC was withdrawn by the CAAZ. In addition to disputes between the shareholders, there was a failure to meet the regulatory requirements and the airline had not been remitting passenger services charges to CAAZ. The suspension was upheld by the High Court of Zimbabwe in November 2015. There was a sister carrier Namibia flyafrica, which was also forced to suspend operations given that it was wet-leasing a B737-500 from Zimbabwe flyafrica for its flights to South Africa. The NamibianDepartment of Civil Aviation suspended the carrier's licence in November 2015 after an investigation showed it had failed to inform the DCA of Zimbabwe flyafrica's AOC revocation while continuing to operate its aircraft.
Corporate affairs
Ownership
The airline is a joint venture between the Zimbabwean infrastructure company Nu.com and Flyafrica Ltd, a private aviation group.
Key people
Zimbabwe flyafrica.com CEO was Chakanyuka Karase, but he is no longer an officer of the company.
Destinations
According to its timetable, the carrier served the following destinations as of 2015, although these have now all been terminated:
Base
Suspended route
Fleet
Flyafrica acquired ex-Czech Airlines Boeing 737-500 aircraft., the airline fleet consisted of the following equipment, although only two aircraft were ever registered for use in Zimbabwe:
