JUNE 2018 Special Edition

Top 10 African Countries by passenger traffic for Cape Town 2017

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2018 by the Numbers route 11 expansions 3 new 150,000 international Q1 4 new destinations one-way seats added 9% passenger growth New African routes

Kenya Airways adds direct Nairobi – Cape Town flight increases capacity to Maun and Victoria Falls flights On June 6, Kenya Airways launched a non-stop, direct flight Airlink will use a new aircraft to service its Cape Town-Maun from Nairobi to Cape Town. The new service will operate a and Cape Town-Victoria Falls routes. 737-800. This is in addition to the seven flights per An 83 seater AvroRJ regional jet will replace the current week from Nairobi to Cape Town via Victoria Falls (3 per week) 37-seater Embraer ERJ135, allowing for additional capacity, and Livingstone (4 per week) on an Embraer 190. as well as the addition of a . The change came The Nairobi to Cape Town (via Livingstone) service was into effect on June 4 for the Cape Town-Maun service, and increased from 3 flights per week, to 4 flights per week on July 2 for the Cape Town-Victoria Falls service. 25 March.

TAAG increases flight schedule and capacity Air Mauritius – Wide body and additional frequency On 25 March, TAAG increased capacity on the - Cape Air Mauritius has increased capacity on the Mauritius – Cape Town route from 3 flights per week, to 4 per week on a Boeing Town route by introducing a wide body A340-300 on 28 777-300. March. From 26 October a third frequency will be added.

Water and the Western Cape The Western Cape is located in a water-scarce part of the world and is currently experiencing a drought. According to comparative research, Cape Town and the Western Cape has set a world-class standard, reducing its consumption by nearly 60% in just 3 years. The response to the drought has now moved towards a culture of sustainable and efficient water-use. We urge all residents and visitors, and the private and public sectors, to continue to work together in building a water resilient destination.

Rwandair arrives in Cape Town On 16 May, Rwandair launched a 4 times a week service on a Bombardier CRJ-900. The Kigali-Harare-Cape Town route connects Cape Town to 2 new destinations in a growing For more info visit: www.waterwesterncape.com African network. Impressive Africa growth for Cape Town

Since its start in 2015, the Cape Town Air Access team has assisted four new African carriers in bringing their operations Top 5 African carriers to Cape Town to Cape Town: 1. 2. Air 3. TAAG Airlines 2015 4. Kenya Airways 5. Airlink Top 5 fastest growing destinations in Africa 2016 2018 1. Walvis Bay, Namibia 2. Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe As a result, 8 new African destination were added: Addis 3. Mauritius Ababa, Harare, Kigali, Livingstone, Luanda, Maun, Nairobi and 4. Maun, Botswana Victoria Falls. 5. Dakar, Senegal The total of 4 new African Airlines and 8 new African Top 5 unserved African cities destinations (excl. SA) added almost 400,000 two-way seats 1. , Nigeria to the CPT African Network. 2. , Mozambique 3. , Zambia 4. Accra, Ghana New intercontinental 5. Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Based on two-way passenger travel in 2017, for flights between Cape Town and rest of Africa. airlines Source: OAG

Austrian Airlines to offer direct non-stop service to Cape Town From 27 October 2018, will introduce a direct Starting 13 November 2018, Cathay Pacific will offer a service to Cape Town, offering two weekly flights from Vienna seasonal 3 times per week non-stop service between Hong to Cape Town during the South African summer season, Kong and Cape Town. This service will be operated by an deploying a new -200 aircraft. Airbus 350-900.

In 2018 – 3 new airlines will add Cape Town to their network Rwandair, Austrian Airlines and Cathay Pacific. Frequency or capacity growth for 11 routes will be recorded. Events and conferences

Routes Africa AviaDev 16 – 18 June 12 – 14 June 2018 Accra, Ghana Southern Sun Cape Sun hotel Cape Town, South Africa

World Routes AviaDev, the African aviation development conference, takes 15 – 18 September place at the Southern Sun Cape Sun hotel from 12 – 14 June Guangzhou, China 2018.

Cape Town Air Access will attend the Routes Africa conference The conference, hosted and sponsored by Cape Town in Accra, Ghana (16 – 18 June), as well as the World Routes Air Access, provides key opportunities for future route event in Guangzhou, China (15 – 18 September). development into Cape Town International Airport. www.routesonline.com www.aviationdevelop.com.

Airport Expansion Plan Cape Town International Airport has seen remarkable growth, breaking the 10 million passenger per annum mark for the first time in 2016. With the airport’s growth trajectory remaining strong, plans are underway to expand and upgrade the current domestic and international terminals. The Department of Environmental Affairs has approved the construction of a realigned runway, which marks a R3.8 billion (€257m) investment in the economy of Cape Town and the Western Cape.

The project, which will follow international specifications, will also see the construction of parallel and rapid exit taxiways. The overall result will mean greater air access The Cape Town Air Access team with Rashid Toefy (Department into the Western Cape and improved access for larger Economic Development and Tourism), Matome Ramokgobedi aircrafts, with a wingspan of 65m or more, such as the (ACSA), and Thembela Dladla (RwandAir), at the RwandAir Airbus A380. Construction is set to commence in 2019. launch event on 15 May. Key figures Cape Town International Airport 2017 • 10.7 million passengers • 2.4 million international terminal passengers • 20% International passenger terminal growth

About Cape Town Air Access Cape Town Air Access is the focal point for international air route development to Cape Town and the Western Cape. It is founded and supported by City of Cape Town, Western Cape Government, Airports Company South Africa – ACSA, Cape Town Tourism, South African Tourism and the private sector.

It holds office at Wesgro, the official tourism, trade and investment promotion organisation of Cape Town and the Western Cape. Since its start in 2015, the Cape Town Air Access team assisted in the establishment of 13 new routes and expansion of 17 existing routes. During this period more than 750,000 inbound seats were added to its international network.

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