Air Botswana flights

LA to Africa

Flight to Kasane

Botswana from above

Air Botswana's website

www.airbotswana.co.bw

Central reservations

(+267) 3905500
(+267) 3951921

Francistown (Botswana)

(+267) 2412393
(+267) 2412394

Gaborone (Botswana)

(+267) 3952812
(+267) 3974802
abadabili@airbotswana.co.bw

Kasane (Botswana)

(+267) 6250161

Maun (Botswana)

(+267) 6860391

Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (South Africa)

(+27) (0)11 921 6489

Harare (Zimbabwe)

(+263) 4-793228
(+263) 4-793229

Australia

(+61) 2-92442011

France

(+33) 1-39215920
(+33) 1-39215937

Germany

(+49) 06105-206031

United Kingdom

(+44) 845-8387943

United States of America

(+1) 800 518 7781

Lance Brogden

General Manager

Tebogo Moipolai

Corporate Secretary

Clerk Moroka

Engineering Manager

James Kumwenda

Finance Manager

Batlhatswi Shongwe Tsayang

Human Resource Manager

EFFECTIVE 27 March 2011until 26 November 2011

Days

Dep

Arr

Flt

Days

Dep

Arr

Flt

Francistown - Gaborone

Gaborone - Francistown

1-3-5--
-2-4---
1-3-5--
------7

0820
1700
1900
1940

0930
1810
2010
2050

BP041
BP045
BP043
BP047

1-3-5--
-2-4---
1-3-5--
------7

0645
0830
1720
1800

0755
0940
1830
1910

BP042
BP046
BP044
BP048

Gaborone - Harare

Harare - Gaborone

1-3--6-

1030

1240

BP264

1-3--6-

1340

1550

BP263

Gaborone - Johannesburg

Johannesburg - Gaborone

1234567
--3-5--
1234567
1234567
1234567

0700
0840
1000
1330
1700

0800
0940
1100
1430
1800

BP209
BP207
BP203
BP205
BP201

123456--
---4---
1234567
1234567
1234567

0700
1040
1200
1515
1845

0800
1140
1300
1615
1945

BP210
BP208
BP204
BP206
BP202

Gaborone - Kasane

Kasane - Gaborone

1-3----
-2----7
----5--

0945
0900
1105

1135
1050
1305

BP022
BP024
BP026

-2----7
----5--
1-3----

1500
1335
1525

1650
1535
1715

BP023
BP027
BP021

Gaborone - Maun

Maun - Gaborone

1234567
-2-----
----5-7

0705
1400
1730

0835
1530
1900

BP034
BP038
BP032

----5-7
-2-----
---4---
123--6-
----5-7

0900
0930
1600
1700
1930

1030
1100
1730
1830
2100

BP031
BP037
BP033
BP035
BP039

Maun – Kasane

Kasane - Maun

-2----7
---4---

1300
1030

1350
1120

BP052
BP054

-2----7
---4---

1130
1300

1220
1350

BP051
BP053

Kasane – Johannesburg

Johannesburg - Kasane

1-3-5-7

1440

1700

BP213 

1-3-5-7

1130

1350

BP214

Francistown – Johannesburg

Johannesburg - Francistown

-2-4---

1100

1230

BP223

-2-4---

1400

1530

BP224

Gaborone – Lusaka

Lusaka - Gaborone 

 ----5-7

1100 

1325

BP272

----5-7 

1425

 1650

BP273 

Gaborone - Nairobi (Codeshare)

Nairobi - Gaborone (Codeshare)

-2-----
---45-7

1205
1125

1705
1625

BP8256
BP8258

-2-----
---45-7

0720
0735

1120
1035

BP8255
BP8257

Johannesburg - Maun

Maun - Johannesburg

1234567
1-3--6-

1010
1300

1150
1500

BP212
BP216

1234567
1-3--6-

1450
1000

1630
1200

BP211
BP215

Oct 2010

Air Botswana adds a Saturday flight from Gaborone to Harare, leaving Gaborone at 10h30 and arriving in Harare at 12h40.

Oct 2010

Air Botswana Johannesburg - Maun flights (direct) have been discontinued (Air Botswana continues operating the route in both directions via Sir Seretse Khama International Airport). Passengers travelling in either direction will now stay on board the aircraft during a short technical stop at Gaborone and then clear immigration and customs at their destination.

Mar 2009

Air Botswana receives its first ATR 72-500.

5 Jun 2008

Comair is named as the preferred bidder for the Air Botswana management contract.

4 Oct 2007

Botswana's cabinet decides not to accept Airlink's proposal that Air Botswana be wound down.

Apr 2006

Government invites companies to tender for the purchase of Air Botswana.

2005

Lance Brogden is appointed Chief Executive Officer of Air Botswana.

11 Oct 1999
evening

Chris Phatswe, a grounded Air Botswana Captain, boards an otherwise empty ATR42 turboprop aircraft, takes off and asks to speak to the president. As the president is not in Botswana the vice president speaks to him. All attempts to convince him to land fail and after an hour in the air he crashlands into Air Botswana's other 2 parked ATR42s (Phatswe died in the crash), destroying 3 of Air Botswana's 4 planes (their fourth plane was grounded with technical difficulties at the time). It was later revealed that Phatswe was suffering from AIDS, although it is not known whether this played a role in his actions.

Apr 1988

Air Botswana becomes a government parastatal falling within the ambit of the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communications.

1980

An Air Botswana plane is featured in Jamie Uys's film "The Gods Must be Crazy".

Apr 1974

In Botswana's first major air diasaster, a WENELA DC 4 aircraft crashes in Francistown, killing some 70 people (mostly Malawian migrant workers in SA's mines).

Apr 1972

Air Botswana is formed, taking over from its predecessor, the Botswana Airways Corporation (BOAC)

1969

Botswana Airways replaces Botswana National Airways.