Air Botswana (AB), which upgraded its fleet with two new ATR72-600 Turbo propeller aircraft late last year, said in a statement that it would resume its first flight on the Zambian route scheduled for 31 March 2019. In a related matter, Air Botswana has also revealed plans to introduce Gaborone-Bulawayo and Harare routes sometime this year. According to Air Botswana Marketing Manager Tebogo Zebe, national carrier also intends to introduce a Johannesburg-Kasane route. She said as part of their efforts to promote tourism, Air Botswana has reduced domestic flight fares by 25%. Zebe explained that their partnership with the bank allows qualifying citizens to purchase Air Botswana tickets at discounted prices when using the loan scheme.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 25, 2019 13:18 UTC