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counters. Equipped with the latest
smart phone technology, a boarding
pass can for example, be displayed
on a smart phone and interpreted
at the boarding gates without any
further need for paper documentation
or lengthy delays during peak
periods at check-in counters.
With an average of 280 domestic
and international air traffic
movements happening each day
at the airport, the demand for fuel
varies around 1.5 million up to and
as much as 2 million litres per day
during the summer peak periods.
The current means of moving
fuel to the airport from the refinery
is by road transport. Each daya fleet of up to 50 road tankers
transport fuel to the airport.
Planning is now in an advanced
stage for the construction of a
dedicated pipeline to pump Jet A1
fuel through a pipeline from the oil
refineries close to the harbour directly
into the fuel tank farm at the airport.
“Cape Town Air Access”,
established in 2015 is a collaborative
programme driven by ACSA, and
WESGRO, the Western Cape official,
Destination, Marketing Investment,
and Trade Promotion Agency
which is affiliated with the city of
Cape Town, is the focal point for
international air route development
into the Western Cape. Air Access hassuccessfully created 10 new routes to
be developed into and out of Cape
Town and 11 expansions to existing
routes with enhanced connections
into Cape Town from less frequented
cities associated with Cape Town.
The benefits of this initiative
translates annually into a further
700 000 inbound passenger seats
For example, as a direct result of
these initiatives a new Austrian
carrier plans to introduce a direct
route from Vienna to Cape Town.
What Cape Town however strives
for, is for future collaboration with
a carrier to secure a direct service
between New York and Cape Town.
A five year capital developmentA welcoming reminder of the
vibrancy of Africa.
The retail shopping sector is an integral
part of the CTB.Cape Town International Airport has
consistently been recognised
by SKYTRAX and reveived multiple awards
as the best airport in Africa.