Air Access to Cape Town

Under the auspices of Wesgro – Cape Town’s official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency – an award-winning air-route development project called Cape Town Air Access is responsible for establishing direct flights that connect the city and region with the rest of the world. The project stems from a collaboration between six government entities and the private sector.

Here are some fast facts about Cape Town Air Access:

• 18 new routes established
• 23 route expansions
• 1.5 million seats added
• Cape Town International Airport has been awarded ‘Best Airport in Africa’ in the Skytrax World Airport Awards for four consecutive years

Which airlines fly to Cape Town?

• KLM: Amsterdam, Netherlands
• British Airways: London Heathrow, UK; London Gatwick
• Lufthansa: Munich, Germany, Frankfurt
• Turkish Airlines: Istanbul, Turkey
• Austrian Airlines: Vienna, Austria
• Air France: Paris, France
• Virgin Atlantic: London Heathrow, UK
• Air Namibia: Windhoek and Walvis Bay, Namibia
• Cathay Pacific: Hong Kong, China
• Westair: Windhoek and Oranjemund, Namibia
• Air Botswana: Gaborone,Botswana
• Emirates Airlines: Dubai, UAE
• Air Mauritius: Port Louis, Mauritius
• United Airlines: Newark, New York
• Kenya Airways: Nairobi, Livingstone, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
• Airlink: Windhoek, Namibia; Maun, Botswana; Victoria falls, Zimbabwe; Saint Helena
• Condor: Frankfurt, Germany
• TAAG: Luanda, Angola
• Rwanda Air: Kigali, Rwanda; Harare, Zimbabwe
• Ethiopian Airways: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• SA Express: Walvis Bay, Namibia
• Edelweiss Air: Zurich, Switzerland
• Qatar Airways: Doha, Qatar
• Singapore Airlines: Singapore