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Zimbabwe: Recommissioning of Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport Further Delayed
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The Herald (Harare)
16 May 2008
Posted to the web 16 May 2008
Harare
The recommissioning of the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport is lagging behind due to the slow delivery of equipment. The upgrading of the airport building was completed late last year and what remains is the installation of equipment that would bring the new airport into operation.
Civil Aviation Authority's general manager, Mr David Chawota said while deliveries of the equipment had been slow, they had recorded some progress. He said they have been receiving mainly equipment for electrical and power fittings. "We received the latest consignment on Monday and it is currently being cleared," he said.
The recommissioning of the airport has been postponed on numerous occasions, with the last schedule pointing to December last year after the CAAZ failed to meet the August 31 2007 deadline. Before that the reopening had been pencilled for December 2006. The upgrade of the airport, which began in 2001 and was initially expected to be completed in 2004, has been dogged by numerous problems among then foreign currency shortages and ballooning budgets. In 2003, the project was also grounded due to a nationwide shortage of cement. The expansion entailed the enlargement of the existing terminal building and infrastructure refurbishment. In addition the upgrade was expected to encompass the construction of a separate international arrivals hall including hotel and shopping facilities.
The upgrade is part of the CAAZ's efforts to ensure that the aviation industry gears itself for the expected influx of tourists into the country ahead of the staging of the 2010 world cup soccer showcase in South Africa.
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