Travelport and Air Zimbabwe sign multi-year distribution agreement
Travelport and Air Zimbabwe have signed a multi-year distribution agreement that returns the airline to global distribution for the first time in over a decade. Air Zimbabwe's content will be available through Travelport+ to agencies worldwide, with Travelport first to market with the airline's UM-validated content. The deal follows the live cutover of Air Zimbabwe's Crane Central Reservation System with Travelport. The carrier will launch direct Harare-London Gatwick flights on 22 July 2026, operating three times weekly with a 302-seat Airbus A330-300.
Impact and considerations
Air Zimbabwe's return to global distribution lets agencies and corporate travel buyers search, book and ticket its new Harare-Gatwick route in real time, improving a procurement path that previously relied on airline-direct channels.
Key points
- Travelport and Air Zimbabwe signed a multi-year distribution agreement returning the airline to global distribution after more than a decade.
- Air Zimbabwe's content will be available through Travelport+ to agencies worldwide, with Travelport first to market with its UM-validated content.
- The deal follows the live cutover of Air Zimbabwe's Crane Central Reservation System with Travelport.
- Air Zimbabwe will launch direct Harare-London Gatwick flights on 22 July 2026, operating three times weekly.
- The route uses a 302-seat Airbus A330-300, serving the Zimbabwean diaspora, corporate travellers and international agents.
- Agencies can access the content through Smartpoint, Travelport's booking application.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- Travelport
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- First source publication
- 16 Jul 2026, 08:00
- Page published
- 13 Sept 2026, 00:06
- Last updated
- 16 Jul 2026, 08:00
- Original links
- Travelport Press Releases：Travelport and Air Zimbabwe sign multi-year distribution agreement, extending the airline's reach to the UK (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 16 Jul 2026, 08:00