October/November 2018

KING SHAKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
MOVING S.A. Forward
King Shaka International
Airport (KSIA) has
been hailed as one of the
best airports in the world
- passenger numbers and
flights have been on the
increase since King Shaka
International Airport
(KSIA) opened eight
years ago.
Airports Company South Africa Limited (ACSA) has a network
of nine airports throughout South Africa, handling over
98% of the country's commercial air traffic. South Africa's
airports, under the ACSA ambit, have been transformed into
multi-faceted, global gateways for travel, trade and commerce.
Retail enhances the traveler experience and is one of
the three principal sources of revenue. Advertising is another
important revenue stream, as is property development opportunities
which promise
excellent long-term returns. Client and Passengers
Services also seeks to enhance and improve the passenger
experience through all ACSA run airports.
The airport
has some major
future expansion
plans that will
ultimately cater
for over 50
million passengers
a year.
Some of the many accolades the airport received include being named the best
regional airport in Africa for the past four years, the fourth best airport in the world in
the 5 to 10 million passengers category, for the best airport staff in Africa (all by Skytrax)
and being named the third best in Africa in the 5 to 10 million passengers category by
the Airports Council International. The most prolific award so far has been the Skytrax
Best Airport Staff for 2017. KSIA was also voted internationally as the 10th Most Punctual
Airport in the world in our category by OAG Aviation Worldwide.’
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