Air Botswana dolls up for suitors

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Revamping Air Botswana will make the airline attractive to suitors in future privatisation efforts, unlike the three previous attempts in which bidders tried to take the national carrier "for a song".

Government has attempted to privatise Air Botswana thrice, beginning with the Comair bid in 2003, then the Airlink attempt in 2006 and the failed bid to engage a management company in 2008.

Between these years, Air Botswana's finances have dipped, recording losses of up to P300 million and dulling the carrier's lustre to potential investors. Air Botswana recorded a loss of P89 million for the financial year 2008/09.

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