Cape Town International Airport named Best Airport in Africa at 2012 Skytrax World Airport Awards

Cape Town's Cape Town International Airport has been named as the Best Airport in Africa at at the SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™,  held at Passenger Terminal EXPO in Vienna, Austria. OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg became second in the ranking followed by Durban's King Shaka International Airport. Cairo International Airport achieved 4th place with Mauritius (Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport) in 5th place.

1. Cape Town International Airport, Cape Town (South Africa)
2. OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg (South Africa)
3. King Shaka International Airport, Durban (South Africa)
4. Cairo International Airport, Cairo (Egypt)
5. Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Mauritius (Mauritius)
6. East London Airport, East London (South Africa)
7. Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
8. Marrakech-Menara Airport, Marrakech (Morocco)
9. Seychelles International Airport (Seychelles)
10. Tunis-Carthage Airport, Tunis (Tunisia)

The results are based on 12 million passenger surveys completed during a 10-month survey period, covering over 385 airports. The survey evaluates the total passenger experience across 39 airport service and product features, from arrival at an airport, through transit and departure processes to the boarding gate. Operated since 1999, the annual airport customer survey is respected for clarity and independence, having no airport influence or bias. The SKYTRAX World Airport Awards are the global benchmark of airport excellence and known in the travel industry as the Passenger Choice Awards. (via SKYTRAX)