CemAir plans to launch flights between Cape Town and Gaborone.

Miles van der Molen, CemAir CEO, told Tourism Update that South Africa’s Department of Transport had granted the route allocation to CemAir and that the airline would meet with Air Botswana in the next few days to iron out details. Further information will be released after this meeting.

CemAir first announced it plans to operate flights to Botswana in November last year. At the time, the airline was operating flights from Cape Town to Gaborone on behalf of Air Botswana on a wet lease basis. However, the route is currently suspended.

Van der Molen says when CemAir starts operating the route, it will be on a CemAir code. The carrier expects to start servicing this route toward the end of July.

CemAir flights between Johannesburg and Gaborone are also on the cards.