Fresh bid to privatise Air Botswana

The last attempt to sell Air Botswana was in 2017
The last attempt to sell Air Botswana was in 2017

Government has launched a fresh attempt to sell the struggling national carrier, Air Botswana as the airline continues to be dogged by financial losses and poor service delivery due to aging fleet and high operational costs.

In an Express of Interest (EOI) notice, the Ministry of Transport and Communications said it was inviting companies, consortiums or service providers capable of offering efficient air transport services to meet the needs of Botswana’s business and tourism sectors by operating Air Botswana.

“The Ministry is open to receiving proposals for privatisation forms including ownership, joint ventures, franchising, concessions, partnerships with commercial airline operators or potential investors, with management competency to run viable air transport service on the existing Air Botswana network as well as developing new routes,” reads the notice.

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