Maun Airport is leading other airports in the country in terms of financial profit, Deputy Minister of Education and Skills Development, Aubrey Lesaso has said. Speaking at the inaugural flight of Ethiopian Airways into Maun on Monday this week (June 10, 2024), Lesaso noted that Maun is leading all other three international airports in Botswana in profitability, “ The airport we are gathered at today has of recent years grown to be the busiest of the aerodromes in Botswana-in the number of aircraft landings, we are hopeful that the Airport will soon lead in the number of passengers arrivals. It is the leading financially profitable airport in Botswana,”said the minister.
Other international airports in the country include Sir Seretse Khama International (SSKI) Airport in Gaborone, PG Matante International Airport in the second city; Francistown and Kasane international Airport in the country’s tourism hub, Kasane. According to Lesaso the inaugural Ethiopian Airlines direct flight from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to Maun in Botswana will create a major boost of Botswana’s economy from its mainstay diamonds, “It will indeed increase trade and tourism not only into the beautiful and pristine Okavango Delta, but the entire country.“ The flight operates three days a week, Monday, Wednesdays and Saturdays and the Minister is hopeful that the numbers of arrivals will move to daily very soon.
Lesaso further noted that Botswana skies remain one of the safest as the country’s.
