Air Zimbabwe: Passengers now required to pay airport tax in cash on departure

All passengers travelling on domestic and international flights with Air Zimbabwe are with immediate effect (since 10 November 2014) required to pay their airport taxes (Passenger Service Charge (PSC) & Aviation Infrastructure Development Fund (AIDEF)) in cash at Zimbabwe's airports prior to their departure. Fees are payable in cash in US$, Rand, Euro, Pula or Pound equivalent. The airport tax is usually collected by airlines on behalf of the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ), but "some policy changes" have made it necessary for the CAAZ to collect the PSC and AIDEF payments directly from Air Zimbabwe passengers. According to the CAAZ, the new arrangement will not be extended to other airlines.

The total charges per passenger are as follows:

• International departure:  US$50 (or equivalent)
• Domestic departure:  US$15  (or equivalent)

For more information please contact Air Zimbabwe!

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Zimbabwe implemented a new airport tax

The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe introduced an Aviation Infrastructure Development Fund (AIDEF) levy to raise money to rehabilitate the air industry's infrastructure in Zimbabwe. Authorities are hoping to raise an additional US$400 million in the next 10 years. As a result the airport tax in the Southern African country got increased. The new tariff was already implemented on 01 Feb 2012.

• For domestic journeys, passengers will be charged a US$10 departure tax, plus US$5 AIDEF levy. Rates are charged per person.
• For international journeys, passengers will be charged a US$35 departure tax, plus US$15 AIDEF levy. Rates are charged per person.

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