By ADRIAN MWANZAFORMER Transport and Communications minister, Brian Mushimba has defended the new plane acquired by Zambia Airways, saying that it was fuel efficient and fits the Zambian environment.This follows a public uproar over the bombardier 2 400 plane with suggestions that it is old fashioned.Dr Mushimba, who was in office at the time the contract for the purchase of the planes was awarded, however expressed disappoint that the new dawn government was quiet over the public concerns when it was well aware why the Bombardier was selected.He said the Bombardier would only be for domestic routes and that government had paid US$5million for a bigger plane that would service the international routes.“There is need for government to educate Zambians that the plane acquired is best suited for Zambia because bombardier 2 400 is efficient in terms of fuel consumption,” Dr Mushimba said.“The plane is about 10 years but has some years left in it […]
MUSHIMBA DEFENDS NEW ZAMBIA AIRWAYS PLANE
