Air Zimbabwe chairman Jonathan Kadzura said the airline did not have funds to pay the outstanding salaries and allowances.
Economic commentator Rejoice Ngwenya said the new regulations will face serious challenges due to internet connectivity problems
Parliamentary Transport Committee Chairman Blessing Chebundo said government has largely contributed to the downfall of the airline.
Managerial Employees Committee Chairman Percy Ngwenya said the state firm only paid salaries for December, leaving a $15 million balance
Political analyst Alex Magaisa said no credible airline survives solely on government handouts
Deputy Mines Minister Gift Chimanikire said he believed that such an incident could only be an inside job
Government-funded projects in particular pushed capacity utilization in the construction sector to 33 percent from 22 percent in 2010
Ibbo Mandaza, a former Rainbow chairman, said the group is financially solid, contrary to a recent report saying it is insolvent
Air Zimbabwe general manager Innocent Mavhunga said everything is being done to ensure that the national airline becomes viable
Suppliers of aircraft equipment have turned down requests by the Air Zimbabwe to purchase spare parts on credit
Stranded traveler Mmeli Sibanda said conditions are turbulent in Bulawayo
Observers said conditions were exacerbated by civil servants rushing to withdraw their bonuses as well as December salaries
But passenger spokesman Ezra Sibanda said it is unlikely that any of the stranded travelers will get home to Harare this week
Passengers said hotel booking agents for Air Zimbabwe told Hilton Hotel to close the bookings until the state airline pays $259,000
Aviation sources said flights from Harare and Bulawayo to Johannesburg have been scrubbed for fear aircraft may be impounded
Sources said funds have been lined up to pay for spare parts and maintenance equipment provided to Air Zimbabwe
Parliamentary budget committee member Dorcas Sibanda said Harare should never use public funds to bail out struggling parastatals
The state carrier is looking for funds to pay off the debt before the aircraft is auctioned by American General Supplies
Parents in Mashonaland West and Masvingo provinces said the sheriff started attaching wheelbarrows and hand carts a week ago
Deputy Agriculture Minister Seiso Moyo said he hoped other corporations would invest the operations of the farmers that supply them
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