Botswana opens skies for more African airlines

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Botswana has opened her skies to more international airlines with today's signing of a Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) with Ethiopia and Mauritius in Gaborone.

This brings such agreements to nine as Botswana seeks to fully liberalise her airways in a bid to improve transport infrastructure and sharpen her competitive edge in tourism.  The Ministry of Transport and Communications says in a statement that today's formalisation of the two agreements, which were negotiated with the two countries last year, will see airlines such as Ethiopian Airlines and Air Mauritius flying to Botswana.

On the other hand, the government of Botswana will be able to designate any other Botswana carriers to these countries in addition to Air Botswana.

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