This week's decision by Zambia Airlines to discontinue service to Harare dealt another blow to Zimbabwe’s battered international image, coming just a month after British Airways flights on the run saying they were no longer economically viable.
Zambia Airlines also cited business losses which have been aggravated by the sharp decline of the Zimbabwe dollar reflecting hyperinflation of 15,000% annually.
South African-based political analyst Zenzo Nkomo told reporter Chris Gande of VOA's Studio 7 for Zimbabwe that the Zambian carrier's discontinuation of the Harare-Lusaka route reflects the regional impact of Zimbabwe's economic crisis.