Competition shoots Zimbabwe Bird out of the skies

THE flying Zimbabwe Bird has over the past five years slowly become a rare sight in the air and it could be extinct soon considering the arrival of big birds of prey in the ultra-competitive aviation industry with very thin profit margins.

In the past few weeks, Zimbabweans enjoyed a rare experience that would soon become the new norm when they saw two of the biggest birds to have landed at the refurbished Victoria Falls International Airport. South African Airways (SAA) and Ethiopia Airlines are now flying directly into the resort Victoria Falls.

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