WONDERBOOM Airport, in the north of
Pretoria, has opened up for commercial
flights, giving travellers direct access
from the Tshwane municipal area to
other larger urban centres, starting with
Cape Town.
Tshwane Mayor Kgosientso
Ramokgopa announced the news
during a State of the Capital address.
He said scheduled passenger flights
would be available from Wonderboom
Airport to Cape Town International
Airport from August this year, operated
by SAA and SA Airlink. “We are proud to
welcome SAA and Airlink in this regard,
who have entered into a commercial
joint venture for the purpose of
providing new scheduled air services
at the airport.” Three daily commercial
flights from Wonderboom to Cape Town
are planned. Other cities would follow,
Ramokgopa said.
The Wonderboom Airport is convenient in terms of location
for residents, as well as
neighbouring provinces such
as Limpopo, Northwest and
even Mpumalanga. “There is
a strong link between Cape
Town and Tshwane, especially
from a government office
relations point of view,” he
said. “Wonderboom will also
contribute to creating more
capacity for OR Tambo to
concentrate on the movement
of larger aircraft,” says
Ramokgopa.
Airlink and SAA will release
a joint statement with further
details regarding scheduled
flights in the coming weeks,
TNW was told.
Pretoria gets airport hub
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