Proposed fees hike miffs aviation industry

Friday, February 24, 2017

Keebine addressing stakeholders at the CAAb forum PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

MAUN: The Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) plans to significantly hike aviation fees in a bid to double revenues in the next three years, possibly setting itself on a collision path with industry players who feel the sector is already overcharged and overregulated.

Plans to hike the fees and reactions towards such actions came out vividly at a vibrant stakeholders forum hosted by CAAB here this week.

Manager, International Relations and Statistics at CAAB, Monti-Carlo Tlagae told BusinessWeek that they plan to increase fees and charges by an average 25% this year before effecting another 15% hike annually until 2020.

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Proposed fees hike miffs aviation industry

MAUN: The Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) plans to significantly hike aviation fees in a bid to double revenues in the next three years, possibly setting itself on a collision path with industry players who feel the sector is already overcharged and overregulated.