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Air Zimbabwe tweeted a picture of the Embraer passenger jet after it landed at Victoria Falls on 2 June after the airline was grounded for months. Picture: @FlyAirZimbabwe/Twitter.

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Air Zimbabwe resumes domestic flights after being grounded last year

By Eyewitness News

A recently acquired Embraer plane landed at Victoria Falls International Airport on Wednesday afternoon.

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