by DION HENRICK in Cape Town Western Cape Bureau CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) CAPE Town International Airport’s passenger statistics continue a positive trajectory.In April, both domestic and international terminals recorded year-on-year monthly growth.
The international terminal saw a 39 percent annual growth, in April, when compared to the same period in 2022, with 218 000 passengers moving through the terminal for April.Year-to-date, the international terminal is already depicting a growth percentage of 90 percent when compared to the same period in 2022, re-iterating the positive trajectory for the international terminal in 2023.The domestic terminal recorded a 7 percent year-on-year growth in April when compared to the same period in 2022, with 574 000 passengers moving through the terminal.
The year-to-date growth (January-April) is 3 percent below 2022 figures.Wesgro, the city’s and Western Cape’s marketing agency, stated the anomaly is because Comair was still operating until the end of May 2022.”We expect to see a positive growth trend for the domestic market after May 2023,” the agency stated.
Two-way air cargo volumes meanwhile recorded 4 640 metric tonnes traded for the month of February, with a year-on-year growth of 14 percent when compared to the same period in 2022, also continuing the positive trend experienced in the passenger market.Cape Town’s is the second-busiest airport in South Africa after O.
R. Tambo, and sixth-busiest in Africa.
Source: CAJ News Agency