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Johannesburg International Airport, where the Duty Free Mall was revamped last year and is also undergoing a ZAR53 million (US$7.6 million) extension, to be completed by the end of 2007. The extension will add 4,000sq m of retail floor space to the existing 7,000sq m. |
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| In last year’s revamp some existing stores were combined into a larger store to give a sense of added spaciousness |
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International brands Lacoste and the Body Shop were added to the line-up of stores following the 2005revamp |
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ACSA noted that perceived barriers such as artificial walls, product islands and split level sections were replaced with a single-level retail space that opens up to the consumer through the effective use of floor layout, design and lighting that deliver high visibility and easy access |
SOUTH AFRICA. Transport Minister Jeff Radebe this week spelled out ambitious multi-billion Rand projects to increase the efficiency and capacity of the country’s international airports in preparation for the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup.
The country’s three main airports, in the host cities of Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, have been allocated a total of ZAR5.2 billion (US$746 million) for infrastructure development by Airports Company South Africa (ACSA).
At Johannesburg International Airport the Duty Free Mall was revamped last year and is also undergoing a ZAR53 million (US$7.6 million) extension, to be completed by the end of 2007. The extension will add 4,000sq m of retail floor space to the existing 7,000sq m.
Radebe said that policy interventions are underway to ensure the country’s airports are ready for the great sporting event. An example is the Airlift Strategy for South Africa, currently before Parliament.
“The Strategy represents a specific intervention within an overall approach to the development of the aviation sector, and I look forward to intense engagement with the document once it is published for public comment in the near future. So, watch this space,” he said.
ACSA’s ten airports handle more than 10 million departing passengers annually. As many as3 million tourists are expected during the World Cup, +40% more than the average annual number of tourists.
Courtesy of ACSA here is a summary of the main airport developments underway.
Johannesburg International Airport (JIA)
As Africa’s largest and busiest airport, JIA has been allocated ZAR3 billion (US$430 million), the biggest share of the budget for infrastructure development.
A ZAR1.8 billion Central Terminal Building will be opened in late 2009. The international and domestic terminals will be linked via a Central Terminal Building currently being constructed. This will result in a central passenger processing unit for both domestic and international passengers.
A ZAR475 million multi-storey parkade with some 5,000 additional parking bays will be added to the current 6,900 bays through the construction of a second multi-storey Parkade, the first phase of which is scheduled to open to the public in November 2007.
Additionally a ZAR81 million International Departures Concourse expansion will accommodate the high growth in international passenger traffic and relieve the congestion currently being experienced at the international check-in area. The international departures concourse has been redesigned and will be expanded unto the existing upper roadway. This is scheduled to be completed in early 2007.
Retail will also be improved within a ZAR512 million International Pier development.
“The Strategy represents a specific intervention within an overall approach to the development of the aviation sector. So, watch this space.“ |
Transport Minister Jeff Radebe |
This new pier will allow for a substantial increase in the number of passengers boarding and disembarking through air bridges. The pier development will also provide additional passenger holding space and offer an expanded duty free mall for international passengers.
Cape Town International Airport
A ZAR900 million New Central Terminal Building will integrate the international and domestic terminals and form the basis for all future expansion at Cape Town International.
The new development will consolidate the current two terminals into a single passenger processing unit for both international and domestic passengers and provide sufficient capacity for the airport until 2015. “This project will change the face of Cape Town International Airport completely,” said ACSA.
Durban International
Plans are in place to expand the existing terminal to meet the capacity needs of growing passenger traffic, including the provision of more check-in and baggage reclaim facilities.
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