POLITICALLY STABLE BOTSWANA PUSHES AHEAD WITH AIRPORT EXPANSION
April 1st, 2009
BY STEVEN SWINDELLS
POLITICALLY stable Botswana is moving ahead with investment in expanded and upgraded airports despite the economic downturn which has hit the southern African country's tourism sector.
The main project is the US$60 million upgrade and expansion of the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in the capital Gaborone. Under the project, which is being carried out by Chinese construction firm Sinohydro, a new passenger terminal is being built and the main runway is being extended from 3,000 metres to 4,000 metres. Other parts of the redevelopment ...
Full access to this article can be arranged with permission from the client that first ordered it. Please contact us to request access. Entries are uploaded to our archive at least one year after being published by a client – free access is restricted to International News Services journalists for background research only. The article date indicates when copy was filed to a client, not when posted to this archive. Upon client requests, International News Services will remove such articles from the archive or not upload them in the first place. They are included to demonstrate the breadth of topics undertaken by the agency and also to help promote clients’ coverage.