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Air Zimbabwe to relaunch Harare–London Gatwick from July 1 via 13-month A330 ACMI lease

Air Zimbabwe will return to London Gatwick on July 1 after signing a 13-month ACMI lease with Spain’s Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas. The carrier will operate the Harare–London route with an Airbus A330 widebody, following the 2012 suspension tied to financial difficulties.

Discovered 2026-06-08T02:11:19.624034-07:00 | 2026-06-08T02:11:19.624034-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

Signals Air Zimbabwe’s re-entry into the UK market after a 14-year absence, using a cost-controlled 13-month ACMI structure with Plus Ultra rather than restarting owned widebody capacity.
The plan to deploy an Airbus A330 for Harare–London Gatwick from July 1 creates an immediate, seat-capacity catalyst on a long-haul route that had been inactive since 2012.
Highlights how carriers in constrained liquidity situations are increasingly leveraging wet-lease/ACMI arrangements to re-open intercontinental connectivity with an established, widebody aircraft type.

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