After suspending operations early this year due to viability problems, Air Zimbabwe resumed domestic flights on Wednesday with one of its planes flying from Bulawayo to the capital, Harare, with only three passengers in a 126-seat plane, reports Voice of America (VOA).
State enterprises minister, Gorden Moyo, confirmed the flight, but said he was surprised the airline had resumed operations when the government is still looking for an investor to partner the company, saddled with a $140-million debt.
Air Zimbabwe is planning to have its Boeing 737-600 making three flights a week between Harare, Victoria Falls and Bulawayo.
Moyo cautioned the move may backfire as the national airline does not yet have the capacity to embark on such operations due to lack of funds and a crippling debt.
