PRESS STATEMENT
Incident on Flight UM462 on 28 April 2019.
28 April 2019 at 2200hrs.

Air Zimbabwe wishes to inform the public that their Boeing 767-200ER servicing flight UM462 (JNB/HRE) on 28 April 2019 experienced a malfunction on one of its engines resulting in a brief tail pipe fire. However, the malfunction did not threaten the continuation of the flight and safety of the crew and passengers on board and it landed safely in Harare at 2035hrs. Our engineers have commenced the requisite investigations and a report will be issued in due course.

We regret to inform our valued passengers that this incident may result in a disruption of our normal schedule. Schedule updates will be published on our website www.airzimbabwe.aero.

Issued by Air Zimbabwe ManagementAir Zimbabwe Statement Plane Caught Fire

The plane incident was first reported on Twitter around 7PM buy individuals that saw the fire and assumed it would return to OR Tambo International Airport. The plane, however, proceeded to Harare.