E Cape airports push their limits

AIRPORTS IN the Eastern
Cape are almost operating
at full capacity, says
Provincial MEC for Safety
Liaison, Roads and Transport,
Thobile Mhlahlo.
The Port Elizabeth
Airport grew by 10.4%
with passenger volumes
reaching 1.4 million, close
to the 2 million passengers
that the airport is able to
accommodate.
The East London Airport
is also nearing its capacity,
with a growth rate of 16.7%
and handling 698 000
passengers, only 2000
away from its capacity. The
department is attempting
to shift some of the traffic
through the Bhisho Airport,
which has undergone a
R100 million upgrade.