30-million passengers used SA's airports

Acsa says that traffic was boosted over the summer period at Cape Town International Airport where international passenger travel increased by 12% in November last year and 17% in December and January this year, compared with the same periods a year earlier.

Meanwhile, Business Day - using the same figures - says that more than 5-million passengers passed through King Shaka airport last year and the increase in passengers was driven, in part, by the introduction of Velvet Sky.

It says that new routes from King Shaka have been opened, including a flight to Lusaka, Zambia and a route to Dallas, Texas. Demand for flights to other African countries proved resilient last year with demand for premium and economy class tickets rising at near double-digit rates.

For more:

• News24: Visitors stream through SA airports
  
• Business Day: King Shaka passenger rise 'beats SA average'