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Air Zim debt paid because Mugabe needed plane

HARARE- Government made frantic efforts to pay off a US$1,5 million debt to secure the release of an Air Zimbabwe plane impounded in London mainly because President Robert Mugabe wanted to use it on his medical trip to the Far East.

Seized Air Zimbabwe plane expected Tuesday

LONDON- The Air Zimbabwe plane seized in London on Monday last week should be released on Monday and is expected in Harare Tuesday morning, an official from the airline has told the state owned media. American General Supplies impounded the Boeing 767-200ER at Gatwick International Airport over a US$1,2 million debt.

Air Zimbabwe plane impounded in London

LONDON- Zimbabwe’s ailing state run airline, Air Zimbabwe’s woes worsened on Monday after one of its planes was impounded in London by a United States company. The plane was seized by American General Supplies upon landing at London’s Gatwick International Airport on Monday morning from Harare International Airport.