Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:17:23 +0000 Former Transport Minister William Harrington says it will be impossible for the country to run a national airline based on past experiences of the liquidated Zambian Airways. Reacting to President Michael Sata’s sentiments on the country not having a national airline despite being rich in natural resources, Mr. Harrington stated that Zambia does not have the resources to operate a national airline adding that the only way a national airline would work is through partnership with the private sector. Mr. Harrington further challenged government to do its research well on the issue of opening a national airline and hoped the proposal to open an airline was not just to fulfil its campaign promises of creating employment. “Yes we need employment but I do not think it should come by creating parastatals that are loss making by nature, because I foresee a situation where we will have a lot of […]
Harrington disagrees with possibility of national airline
