Airports company reports good increases in passenger numbers in 2016

The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) had a record year last year, in terms of the numbers of passengers who passed through its airports. This was revealed on Tuesday when it published its latest 'Aviation Barometer' report. This is the fourth edition of the report, which is compiled from official ACSA statistics. The number of passengers that used its nine airports last year came to 39.7-million, an increase of 5.4% over the figure for 2015. The company’s three major airports all hit new levels of usage. King Shaka International Airport, serving Durban, saw the greatest increase, at 8.45% over 2015, exceeding five-million passengers last year. Cape Town International Airport experienced growth of 7.3%, reaching 10-million passengers. OR Tambo International Airport, serving Johannesburg, had a 3.8% increase, handling more than 20-million passengers.