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three years in terms of getting the authorisation for these
projects from our regulator, so there’s a bit of catch-up
to do. Most of the capacity projects are in Cape Town and
OR Tambo largely, with the rest being at King Shaka and
the smaller airports. “We also look at air traffic movements,
OR Tambo International Airport Per airport, we’re looking at OR Tambo
OR Tambo will be redeveloped to increase aircraft parking
facilities at a cost of R2-billion and Terminal A arrival
facilities will be expanded at a cost of about R1-billion.
Plans are also under way to develop the airport’s western
precinct and midfield cargo terminal to accommodate
growing demand. The estimated cost for this amounts to
about R2-billion.
“OR Tambo is being upgraded with the building of a near-
term bypass taxiway, which is to allow for easier movement
on the airside, and an RTE (rapid exit taxiway), which allows
better utilisation of the runway by increasing the number of
movements from 30 an hour to 45, even 50 movements an
hour. It means an aircraft doesn’t have to slow down — it
can exit at a much higher speed, so the runaway occupation
time is much less. This represents a R392-million project,”
said Gopal.
Remote apron stands will be built so Airbus A380s can use
the airport. There will also be the addition of more baggage
carousels in Terminal A, as well as space for passengers
awaiting bus transfers to the main terminals, in phase 1 and
2 which will commence shortly and should be completed
by October 2020. Construction will start in 2021/22
to reposition the current terminal facilities to a location
between the two runways on the northern side. It will be a
15-million passenger terminal, together with some roads —
or roughly the same size as the present Cape Town terminal.
“Most of these projects are currently at the planning and
design stage.”
Cape Town International Airport (CTIA)
The construction programme for CTIA includes a realigned
runway — moving it by about 200m to the east and turning
which is forecast to grow over the period
from 400 000 to just over 450 000.
growing from 200 000 to about 250 000;
Cape Town from 80 000 to 100 000; and
King Shaka a bit less.”
it by 11 degrees. The main point of this project is to create
capacity between the terminal buildings and the current
runway to allow for both apron and terminal expansion.
This key project will be under way for some time, said
Gopal, at a cost of R3.8-billion. Preliminary work began
as far back as 2008, but the bulk of the project didn’t
start until July 2017. Work on the runway is expected to
conclude in 2021.
CTIA will also get a new domestic arrivals terminal to
the value of R690-million, aimed at shortening the distance
passengers have to walk to the terminal after parking their
cars. The Terminal 2 development will involve constructing
a section between the current check-in area and current
departure area. There are two apron developments at a cost
of R775-million. “Most of these projects are going out to
tender in 2019.”
Finally, the international departures lounge and boarding
gates are set for expansion and are also going out to tender in
2019. The redevelopment will increase capacity, strengthen
security, and enhance retail, commercial, and passenger
lounge facilities. “CTIA is going to be a construction site for
the next three to five years,” said Gopal.
Cape Town International Airport has the biggest share of Acsa’s capital expenditure programme for the next five years.
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