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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>President Emmerson Mnangagwa flew to Scotland on Sunday for the COP26 Summit on a private jet hired from Azerbaijan, a former Soviet Republic.<\/p>\n

ZimLive<\/b><\/p>\n

cited privatefly.com as saying the luxuriously-fitted Airbus A319-115 (CJ) costs an average of US$415,000 to hire for a one-way trip from Harare to Glasgow, the Scottish capital.<\/p>\n

The estimate suggests Mnangagwa is spending close to USS$1 million on travel alone.<\/p>\n

Mnangagwa\u2019s plane was prevented from landing for over 20 minutes on Sunday due to congestion at Glasgow\u2019s main airport.<\/p>\n

The Airbus flew 10 hours to Harare on 29 October from the Azerbaijan capital, Baku.<\/p>\n

After take-off from Harare on Sunday morning, the medium-range jet stopped in Egypt for refuelling before continuing on its more than 12-hour flight to Scotland.<\/p>\n

It flew two hours to the Latvian capital, Riga, after dropping off Mnangagwa, who is expected to remain in the UK until at least 3 November with a delegation reported to be more than 100 people.<\/p>\n

The Airbus that took Mnangagwa to Scotland is registered to Azerbaijan Airlines, which is owned by the state.<\/p>\n

Mnangagwa visited Azerbaijan in 2019 and met the country\u2019s strongman, President Ilham Aliyev.<\/p>\n

Mnangagwa could have flown with Air Zimbabwe to Scotland, but the national flag carrier \u2013 with one working long-range aircraft, a Boeing 767 \u2013 apparently fears having the plane impounded over debts.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. President Emmerson Mnangagwa flew to Scotland on Sunday for the COP26 Summit on a private jet hired from Azerbaijan, a former Soviet Republic. ZimLive cited privatefly.com as saying the luxuriously-fitted Airbus A319-115 (CJ) costs an average of US$415,000 to hire for a one-way trip from Harare to Glasgow, the Scottish capital. 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