New civil aviation body aims to commercialise airports

Friday, January 23, 2009

A top priority of the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) will be to run the country's airports commercially and lure more air traffic once it commences full operations, says its Chief Executive Officer, Meshesha Belayneh.

More than four years after the passing of the CAAB Act in 2004 and an amendment in December, CAAB is finally set to take over the assets and operations of the Department of Civil Aviation this year.

With the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup coming to South Africa, air traffic is expected to increase significantly in the southern African region. Belayneh says as soon as they get the go-ahead from the Minister of Works and Transport, CAAB will start with the commercialisation of Botswana's airports.

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New civil aviation body aims to commercialise airports

A top priority of the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) will be to run the country's airports commercially and lure more air traffic once it commences full operations, says its Chief Executive Officer, Meshesha Belayneh.