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Old 28th Mar 2013, 08:06
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Goldfish Jack Realistically I cannot see this schedule lasting.
They tried it a few years ago and canned it because of poor loads. It is winter and a bad time to start a new schedule on this route!


CT-Maun route axed
Article By: Travel Industry Review
Thu, 28 Mar 2013 8:27 AM


From the end of March Air Botswana will no longer offer direct flights between Cape Town and Maun and plans to re-route existing ticket holders via Johannesburg through an agreement with British Airways/Comair from 1 April onwards.

The service launched in June 2012 and although initially operated daily, the service was quickly downscaled to four flights per week due to soft demand.

Customers affected by the cancellations would not incur any costs, said Airport Services Manager: Johannesburg, Nada Phoosolo.

"We will now look to develop our Cape Town – Gaborone route, which is already performing well and possibly attracts a better leisure/business mix," she added, noting customers could still connect to Maun via Gaborone or directly out of Johannesburg.
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