Tourists coming to Victoria Falls have to go through
intermediary routes to connect to the resort town because long haul planes
tourist source markets cannot land at Victoria Falls. In recognition that
Victoria falls is a strategic tourist destination, Government has taken a move
to construct a longer runaway and bigger terminal buildings to allow wide
bodied aircraft to bring in more tourists.
Recently, the Vice President Joice Mjuru last Friday
commissioned works to begin the upgrading of the Victoria Falls Airport with
capacity to handle wide-bodied aircraft and up to 1,5 million visitors a
year. Nonetheless, prominent features of
the constructition of a 4km runaway a new international terminal and upgraded
domestic terminal building, a new fire station, new control tower and state of
art aviation equipment.
The government recently contracted China Jiangsu
international to carry out the US$150 million expansion with funds sourced from
the Import and Export Bank of China. The expansion will allow direct flights to
Victoria Falls and help upgrade the resort town into a tourism capital of the
region. VP Mjuru said other key players like the Victoria Falls local authority
should plan alongside the developments that they are not left out.
VP Mjuru quoted in Herald said, “The constructors should do
a diligent job ……”. Of concern, how genuine are Chinese.
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