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Air Botswana has introduced new routes to Namibia and South Africa and also revived ones which have not been in operation since the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the frequency of some routes has been increased. The new routes will commence on October 1 and November 1 respectively.
The new routes include Gaborone-Durban (Wednesday, Friday, Sunday), Gaborone-Windhoek (Wednesday, Friday, Sunday), Maun-Cape Town (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday), Maun-Windhoek (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday), Kasane-Mpumalanga (Wednesday, Friday, Sunday), Kasane-Cape Town (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday), Kasane-Windhoek (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday).
All new flights will have a frequency of three flights per week.
The reinstated routes are Johannesburg-Maun (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday), Johannesburg-Kasane (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday) and Johannesburg-Francistown (Wednesday, Friday, Sunday).
The increased frequency routes are Gaborone-Cape Town which now has five flights per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday), Gaborone-Harare which now has three flights (Wednesday, Friday, Sunday), and Gaborone-Lusaka which also now has three flights (Wednesday, Friday, Sunday).
“The new additions are popular destinations for business and tourism, and we are excited to offer convenient air travel between the cities for the advancement of economic activities in all the countries, particularly Botswana. We are also excited that this strategic move is directly linked to the airline’s expansion plans and sustainability. Furthermore, both these new and reinstated routes as well as increased frequencies will strengthen our footprint in the region and simultaneously offer increased flight options to the travelling community within Botswana and beyond,” said Lulu Rasebotsa, Chief Executive Officer of Air Botswana.