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Cape Town and the Western Cape
An inspiring place to fly to
Cape Town and the Western Cape
An inspiring place to fly to

What we do

Cape Town Air Access is a global award-winning air-route development project, acting as the focal point for pro-active air route development, for both passengers and air cargo, in Cape Town and the Western Cape.

The project is powered by Wesgro - The Tourism, Trade & Investment Promotion Agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape, and through a multi-party collaborative effort between six government entities and the private sector, we strive to improve air connectivity and capacity for the Western Cape province, in a sustainable manner, whilst increasing economic competitiveness and job creation.

Since September 2022
7
new airlines
7
new routes
1 million
international inbound seats added

Why fly to Cape Town?

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Visit an award-winning airport
Cape Town International Airport won ‘Best Airport in Africa’ for the eighth consecutive year and ‘Best Airport Staff in Africa’ for the third consecutive year at the Skytrax World Airport Awards in 2023.
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Experience the best in Africa
Cape Town was named the ‘Best City in the World’ for the eighth consecutive year by The Telegraph Travel Awards in 2023.
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Meet a leader in business tourism
Cape Town and the Western Cape Convention Bureau, powered by Wesgro, was voted the ‘Best in Africa’ at the ICCA Awards in 2022.

Who flies to Cape Town?

Air botswana
Gaborone, Botswana
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Air france
Paris, France
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Air mauritius
Port Louis, Mauritius
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Windhoek & Walvis Bay, Namibia; Victoria Falls & Harare, Zimbabwe; Maun, Botswana; Maputo, Mozambique
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British airways
London Heathrow & London Gatwick, UK
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Frankfurt, Germany
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Atlanta, USA
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Edelweiss
Zurich, Switzerland
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Emirates
Dubai, UAE
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Eswatini Air
Manzini, Kingdom of Eswatini
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Ethiopian
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Windhoek & Walvis Bay, Namibia
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Kenya airways
Nairobi, Kenya; Livingstone, Zambia; Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
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Klm
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Maputo, Mozambique
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Munich, Germany; Frankfurt, Germany
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Air botswana
Lusaka, Zambia
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Quatar
Doha, Qatar
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Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda; Harare, Zimbabwe
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Singapore
Singapore, Singapore
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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Taag
Luanda, Angola
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Turkish airlines
Istanbul, Turkey
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United
Newark, New York; Washington D.C.
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London Heathrow, UK
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Route Map Website

What we do

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Develop business cases for new and existing routes
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Airline route support and development
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Marketing and communications support for airlines
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Policy and regulation advocacy

An award-winning partnership

The Cape Town Air Access project is a partnership between six government entities, comprising of Wesgro, the Western Cape Government, the City of Cape Town, South African Tourism, Cape Town Tourism, and the Airports Company South Africa, as well as select private sector partners.

CTAA Partner Diagram

News

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18 Sep 2024
Cape Town Air Access Celebrates New Milestones with Air Botswana’s Expanded Network
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4 Sep 2024
Cape Town Air Access Celebrates New Milestones with Air Botswana’s Expanded Network
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2 Sep 2024
Cape Town Air Access Celebrates New Milestones with Air Botswana’s Expanded Network