Air Botswana, the state-owned airline of the small southern African country, took delivery of its first Embraer E175 jet on August 24.
The 88-seat aircraft had previously flown with Flybe and has been owned by US-based Regional One since 2022.
The E175 will be the largest aircraft for Air Botswana, which has also flown a 70-seat E170 since 2019, in addition to two ATR 72-600 turboprops received in 2018.
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The new jet from Botswana’s flag carrier, registration A2-ABE, was welcomed with a water salute at Gaborone International Airport, the country’s capital.
Air Botsawa flies to a number of domestic destinations, but mainly to neighbouring countries such as Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
The E175 is due to make its revenue service debut on Sunday 1 September on a flight to Cape Town.
