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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87803, member: 27"]
Harare-to-London nonstop flights might actually come back after top-level diplomatic talks put the route squarely on the agenda.

Direct flight revival on the table
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[*]Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and UK ambassador Peter Vowles met in Harare on Monday.
[*]Restoring the Harare-London route was a major discussion point.
[*]British Airways and Air Zimbabwe previously operated that connection.
[*]Travelers currently reroute through Johannesburg, Nairobi, or Addis Ababa.
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Expected benefits from reconnection
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[*]Travel costs should drop if nonstop service resumes.
[*]Tourist arrivals and business partnerships stand to gain.
[*]Ncube framed it as vital for commercial and personal ties.
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Broader economic cooperation discussed
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[*]Expanding two-way investment opportunities was a core focus.
[*]Vowles praised Zimbabwe's fresh Staff-Level Agreement with the IMF.
[*]That deal is tied to the arrears clearance and debt resolution process.
[*]The UK also reaffirmed support for Zimbabwe's health sector.
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