DOMESTIC and
international travel into
the Western Cape is at
a five-year high, according to
the latest figures from Cape
Town International Airport.
Peak season – January
and April – numbers have
steadily increased since
2010 and more people are
choosing the Western Cape
for leisure and business,
says Alan Winde, Minister
of Economic Opportunities.
“Looking at the passenger
numbers for the first quarter,
international arrivals have
increased by 6% year-on-year
and domestic arrivals rose
by 5%.”
Cape Town International
Airport saw a 3,5% increase
in overall passenger
numbers, at 8 626 167
arrivals in 2014, compared
with the 8 334 117 arrivals
seen in 2013.
Deborah Francis, the
acting communications
manager of Cape Town
International Airport, said:
“We have seen an increase
in flight frequencies
on the domestic front.
Mango Airlines increased
its flights to Durban and
Johannesburg in the month
of August; SA Express also
increased movements on the
Hoedspruit and Kimberley
routes; while SA Airlink
increased movements to
George, Kimberley and
Upington. New airlines
and airline routes were
introduced with FlySafair
in October and SA Airlink
now operating a new route
to Skukuza. Cemair also
started its Plettenberg route
early in the year.
Cape tourism arrivals show growth
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