Air Botswana has launched its first Gaborone to -Lusaka direct service from Sunday 1st August 2010. This the the third international destination served in the region.

Before the Lusaka connection, Air Botswana operated direct flights to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Harare, Zimbabwe. “We have done our research and established that this is a viable route. With the launch of the direct flights, including the one via Kasane, business between Botswana and Zambia will grow,”said business development manager Dikagiso Matshaba. He revealed that after the Lusaka link, “we shall be targeting Luanda (Angola) next”.
Air Botswana will fly to Zambia four times a week. The flights are from Gaborone to Lusaka and Lusaka-Kasane. The Gaborone-Lusaka direct flight will be on Friday and Sunday, starting from Gaborone at 1100, arriving Lusaka at 1300. Departure from Lusaka will be from 1400, arriving at Gaborone at 1600. The Gaborone-Kasane-Lusaka flights (and vice versa) are on Monday and Wednesday. T