Airports Company South Africa sees general decline in passenger figures

Airports Company South Africa has said overall passenger growth in the first quarter of 2017 was subdued, with total arrivals up by a marginal 0.8% and departures increasing by 1.3%.
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International Arrivals rose by 5.6% while international departures went up by 7.6%, which contributed to the overall passenger figures remaining in positive territory.

Cape Town International Airport was the standout performer with international arrivals going up by 24.9% to 64 610 passengers and international departures growing by 29.5% to 77 003 passengers.

King Shaka International Airport showed encouraging growth for international arrivals, which increased by 8.1%, translating into 3200 extra passengers.

Departures increased by 3452 passengers, up 8.4% compared to 2016. This

translates into a record high growth of 8.5%. Cape Town International Airport came in second with 7.1% and O. R. Tambo International Airport experienced a 4% growth.

PASSENGER STATS SUMMARY

Domestic:

· Domestic arrivals experienced a decrease of 3 376 274 passengers, 1.03% down from the previous year; · Domestic departures also decreased by 3 390 996 passengers, a 1.1% reduction from the same period in 2016.

International: 

· International arrivals increased by 5.6% to 1 449 122 passengers;

· International departures rose by a notable 7.6% to 1 465 887 passengers.

Regional (Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland):

· Travel to neighbouring countries remained healthy, with regional arrivals decreasing by 0.03% to 121 482 passengers.