No joy for flyafrica

WHILE flyafrica Zimbabwe
struggles to resume
operations following issues
with its Zimbabwean
partner, the group has also
been forced to ground its
Namibian operation.
Flyafrica Namibia was
grounded earlier this
month after the Namibian
Department of Civil
Aviation requested further
information about its
aircraft. This was only a
few days after the airline
launched flights between
Windhoek and Cape Town
on November 2.
“The DCA requires some
time to read over all the
information required before
we can resume flights,”
flyafrica ceo, Adrian
Hamilton-Manns, told TNW.
Meanwhile, flyafrica
Zimbabwe remains
grounded, after the
Civil Aviation Authority
in Zimbabwe (CAAZ)
raised concerns over
the relationship between
flyafrica.com and its
Zimbabwean partner
(see TNW November 11).
The parent company has
since laid charges against
its partner.
“Our lawyers are positive,
and there is no further
discussion required as the
judge has all information
needed to make a ruling,”
Adrian said.
“This has been a very
tough couple of weeks
for flyafrica.com and our
customers. We have
been fighting very hard to
overcome the obstacles
in our way to resume
normal flights. Despite
this we had to cancel
flights and disappoint and
inconvenience many of
our customers. We totally
understand the disruption
this has caused and we
apologise unreservedly for
that. We are committed
to our loyal customers
and will do everything
in our power to resume
operations,” Adrian said.