EMIRATES, one of the world’s leading airlines has confirmed that it will make its inaugural flight from Dubai to Lusaka’s Kenneth Kaunda (KK) International Airport on February 1, 2012.
Emirates sales executive for the Netherlands Mathieu Hastman said Emirates will fly to Lusaka five times a week on every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Mr Hastman disclosed this at the on-going Vakantiebeurs Tourism Fair in Utrecht, Netherlands, where Zambia Tourism Board (ZTB) is one of the exhibitors.
“The inaugural flight will depart from Dubai on Wednesday February 1 and arrive at KK (formerly Lusaka International) Airport at14: 50hrs the same day,” he said.
This is contained in a statement issued by ZTB public relations and media manager Caristo Chitamfya, in Lusaka, yesterday that the flight will depart from Lusaka at 19:00 hours the same day via Harare, and arrive in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) the following morning at 07:00 hours.
Mr Hastman says the response from the business community and public is encouraging hence the launch of the maiden flight into Zambia.
Vakantiebeurs is the world’s biggest trade and consumer fair in terms of attendance with close to 140,000 visitors and annual-held in Holland’s fourth city Utrecht.
The Dutch market is one of the priority areas for the ZTB international marketing strategy and hence their presence. ZTB will also exhibit in Finland, Spain, Germany and the United States, among other countries.
Meanwhile, a Dutch Holiday Research Company has awarded two Zambian Safari Operators a certificate for excellence.
Track and Trail River Camp in South Luangwa National Park and Mukambi safari lodge in Kafue National Park scored 8.9 and 8.0, respectively, in a poll conducted by Zoover, a renowned on-line research company that is supplying destination information to people planning to travel to various destinations around the world.
The research evaluated comments from tourists who visited Zambia last year and focused on three key areas namely: location, price in relation to quality and child-friendliness.
The internationally acclaimed Tripadvisor.com has also given the two operators high ratings.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
thats a good move
already booked,indeke yandi.byebye ET na KQ mwebafolesha poridge no bwalwa bwakupenda.
Good news indeed. Yes.
Well done to RB for making this possible. Now with the growing poverty levels we are going to see in Zambia when all FDI dries up, I wonder if we will be hearing that the airlines has abandoned all services to Zambian in the not too distant future?
WHAT IS NEWS OVER ZAMBEZI AIR LINES
Nice development.
Nice development. No more Nairobi or Addis. Hope they do serve alcohol on board the flight can be boring without it.
Nice development indeed. I hope they do serve alcohol on board if not bye bye to Nairobi and Addis.
good move…zed straight dubai…business yandi yakula…kaili cost ya transport yajubikako…..
PF Government, will Zambezi Airlines, reciprocate this flight by Emirates? If not then PF is starting on awrong footing in this area. Wake up people, YOU HAVE SAID NO TO CORRUPTION, SAY NO STUPID VINDICTIVENESS. DONT BRING DOWN YOUR FELLOW ZAMBIANS, AND LEAVE THOSE CORRUPT CHIPATA INDIANS, WHO ARE BOASTING THAT YOU ARE ALREADY IN THEIR POCKETS.
False patriotism! Who are you trying to impress?!
Keep up the good work ZTB chaps, “let ’em explore Zambia”!!
Serious investors have seen that for the first time in 58 years Zambia looks very promising. I can now go back and invest in some business. Thank you PF
inyendela pali spoon/ no need ya emirates kabili i touch any place in the world na spoon
good move…..these guys are cheaper than most airlines