Cape Town International Airport named Best Airport in Africa!

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town was named Best Airport in Africa at the 2017 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™. Durban's King Shaka International Airport (DUR) came in second in the continental category, followed by OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg. East London Airport (ELS) in East London was voted 6th best airport in Africa, Bole International Airport (ADD) in Addis Ababa was named 7th and Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth 10th best on the continent. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban won the award for Best Regional Airport in Africa (6th in global ranking!), followed by East London Airport (ELS), Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) and Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloomfontein. Kigali International Airport (KGL) in Rwanda's capital Kigali was voted 5th best regional Airport in Africa and Windhoek's Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) was voted 6th best African regional airport. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) not only scooped the award for Best Regional Airport in Africa, but also for Best Airport Staff in Africa. Cape Town International Airport (CPT) was named second best, OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) came in on 4th and East London Airport (ELS) on 5th. Hosea Kutako International Airport (7th), Port Elizabeth International Airport (9th) and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (10th) in Nairobi also made it into the Top 10 of the airports with the best staff in Africa 2017. Congtratulation!

Best Airports in Africa:

1. Cape Town International Airport (CPT), Cape Town
2. King Shaka International Airport (DUR), Durban
3. OR Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg
4. Mauritius
5. Marrakech
6. East London Airport (ELS), East London
7. Bole International Airport (ADD), Addis Ababa
8. Cairo
9. Seychelles
10. Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), Port Elizabeth

Best Regional Airports in Africa:

1. King Shaka International Airport (DUR), Durban
2. East London Airport (ELS), East London
3. Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), Port Elizabeth
4. Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN), Bloomfontein
5. Kigali International Airport (KGL), Kigali
6. Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), Windhoek
7. Luxor
8. Hurghada
9. Dakar 
10. Abidjan

Best Airport Staff in Africa:

1. King Shaka International Airport (DUR), Durban
2. Cape Town International Airport (CPT), Cape Town
3. Seychelles
4. OR Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg
5. East London Airport (ELS), East London
6. Mauritius
7. Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), Windhoek
8. La Réunion
9. Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), Port Elizabeth
10. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), Nairobi

Best Airport Hotels in Africa:

1. InterContinental Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg
2. Novotel Cairo Airport, Cairo
3. Radisson Blu Hotel Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa
4. Southern Sun O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg
5. Hotel Verde Cape Tow, Cape Town

The 2017 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™ are based on 13.82 million survey questionnaires completed by 105 different nationalities of airline customers during the survey period which operated from July 2016 to February 2017. The survey covers 550 airports worldwide and evaluates traveller experiences across different airport service and product key performance indicators - from check-in, arrivals, transfers, shopping, security and immigration through to departure at the gate.