Cape Town and the Western Cape
An inspiring place to fly to
What we do
Cape Town Air Access is an award-winning air-route development project, responsible for establishing direct flights that connect Cape Town and the Western Cape with the rest of the world.
The project, housed within Wesgro, is an impressive collaboration between six government entities and the private sector.
19
new routes established
23
route expansions
1.5
million
seats added
R6
billion
estimated direct tourism spend
Why fly to Cape Town?
Visit an award-winning airport
Cape Town International Airport has been named Best Airport in Africa in the Skytrax World Airport Awards for five consecutive years.
Experience the best in Africa
Cape Town was named Africa’s Leading Festival & Event Destination at the World Travel Awards 2019.
Meet a leader in business tourism
The International Congress and Convention Association ranked Cape Town as the 2019 meetings capital of Africa.Who flies to Cape Town?
London Heathrow, UK
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Paris, France
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Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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London Heathrow, UK
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Munich, Germany; Frankfurt, Germany
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Istanbul, Turkey
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Vienna, Austria
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Singapore, Singapore
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Doha, Qatar
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Zurich, Switzerland
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Kigali, Rwanda; Harare, Zimbabwe
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Luanda, Angola
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Windhoek, Namibia; Maun, Botswana; Victoria Falls and Harare, Zimbabwe; Saint Helena; Windhoek and Walvis Bay, Namibia;
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Nairobi, Kenya; Livingstone, Zambia; Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
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Newark, New York
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Port Louis, Mauritius
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Dubai, UAE
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Gaborone, Botswana
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Windhoek, Namibia; Oranjemund, Namibia
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What we do
Develop business cases for new and existing routes
Airline route support and development
Marketing and communications support for airlines
Policy and regulation advocacy
An award-winning partnership
The Cape Town Air Access project is a partnership between six government entities, comprising of the Western Cape Government, City of Cape Town, Cape Town Tourism, Wesgro, South African Tourism, and the Airports Company South Africa, and private sector partners
News
31 Aug 2023
International arrivals at Cape Town International Airport injects R24 billion into the Western Cape economy in 2022
3 Feb 2021
DHL Global Forwarding joins Cape Town Air Access partnership
15 Dec 2020