Air Botswana to buy seven new planes

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

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Air Botswana plans to expand its fleet with seven more aircrafts as well as enhance the route network.

The Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Bodies and State Enterprises was yesterday told that this is part of the airline’s five-year turnaround strategic plan.

“We want seven aircrafts to be procured in a period of three years so that by the end of 2018, we will be having them,” Air Botswana General Manager, Ben Dahwa told the committee.

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