Cape Town airport requires ‘urgent upgrades’ – MMC
While Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) has been voted Africa’s best in a number of categories, it has now reached the point where "urgent upgrades" are needed, says City of Cape Town Economic Growth MMC James Vos.
In 2024, the airport welcomed more than 10-million passengers and moved 75 000 t of cargo.
Already this year, the airport is tracking an 8% increase in domestic travel, a 5% rise in international arrivals, and a 56% jump in cargo volumes.
From November through March, during the peak international schedule, Cape Town will be directly connected by 24 airlines, flying to 30 destinations across 35 routes, with 228 flights each week.
“We know that to maintain and expand this growth, we must match demand with world-class infrastructure,” says Vos.
“This includes additional runway capacity, terminal building expansion and improved cargo-handling facilities.
“I will therefore be reaching out to the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) to continue motivating for these much-needed upgrades, because if we want more flights and more city-to-city connections, we must invest in the future of this airport.”
ACSA had not yet responded to enquiries about any potential upgrades at the CTIA at the time of publication.
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