Air Botswana plots fleet, regional route expansion
1 April 2024 Air Botswana (BP, Gaborone) plans to buy at least three Embraer aircraft with financial assistance from the…
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Air Botswana appoints APG as its online GSA in South Africa and extends partnership to 15 offline markets
29 February 2024 Air Botswana has announced the appointment of APG as its General Sales Agent (GSA) for markets outside…
Government to inject $8.8m into Air Botswana
15 February 2024 Air Botswana (BP, Gaborone) will receive BWP121.2 million pula (USD8.8 million) from the government of Botswana as a development…
Air Botswana launches new mobile app and WhatsApp customer line
30 August 2023 Air Botswana has launched an all-new mobile app and a WhatsApp Customer service line as part of…
Air Botswana gets more capital injection
The Botswana government says a lot of effort is required towards revitalisation of Air Botswana, with focus on diversification of…
Air Botswana will go under the hammer again – just not now
The government has resuscitated its plans to privatise the national airline, Air Botswana. Although details are still sketchy, the Minister…
Air Botswana to reinstate old routes
Air Botswana is reportedly in the process of reinstating the Francistown-Johannesburg, Johannesburg-Maun and Johannesburg-Kasane routes, all of which the state…
Gov’t plans underway to revitalise AB
Government is in the process of revitalising the civil aviation sector, Mmegi’s Business Monitor has learnt. Plans to engage the…
Air Botswana resumes more regional flights
Air Botswana has resumed flights to Zambia disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said last week. The airline…
Air Botswana resumes scheduled regional flights
Botswana’s national airline, Air Botswana is set to resume regional flights, the company announced Monday. This comes on the heels…
Could Ethiopian Airways takeover of Air Botswana be on the cards?
The Public Enterprises Evaluation and Privatization Agency (PEEPA) is adopting a cloak and dagger stance amid speculation the government may…
Air Botswana rethinks marketing strategy in fight for survival
Air Botswana plans to intensify its survival strategies, including slashing domestic flight fares and offering scenic tours of Gaborone, as…
Rail or air, it’s highway to hell for Batswana
The turbulent Air Botswana, eager to be privatised for over a decade has since embarked on a costly restructuring project…
Botswana’s Mack Air sets sights on scheduled pax ops
Mack Air (MKB, Maun) is planning to enter Botswana’s scheduled passenger services market and would have done so earlier this…
Air Botswana, Botswana Railways could soon be privatised
Over the years, the Botswana government’s efforts to either sell off or privatise ailing state-owned airliner, Air Botswana have stopped…
Kenya Airways to resume direct flights between Nairobi and Gaborone
Kenya Airways is expected to resume direct flights between Gaborone and the Kenyan capital, Nairobi shortly. The airline suspended the…
5 questions about Air Botswana’s rebrand
Air Botswana recently purchased two brand new ATR 72-600 aircraft and upon seeing pictures of the aircraft, I couldn’t help…
Air Botswana extends routes, signs agreement with Mozambique airline
Air Botswana has extended its route network by signing a special prorate agreement (SPA) with Mozambique’s national airline, Lam Linhas…
Air Botswana sale price triples to US$121 million
Air Botswana may soon have a sale price of over P1 billion (US$121 million), as the Minister of Transport and…
Air Seychelles seals partnership with Air Botswana
Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles and Air Botswana, the national airline of Botswana have signed…
Air Botswana to privatise… yes, really!
Parliament has learnt that Air Botswana will be privatised, the aim being to first have an operationally efficient airline that…
Air Botswana: Through a passenger’s eyes
I travelled to and from Maun via Air Botswana over the festive season, and I’m pleased to say both journeys…