13 Feb 2019
Cape Town Air Access to punt direct routes to Cape Town at Routes Americas 2019
Cape Town Air Access (CTAA), a project housed within Wesgro, touches down in Canada for the 12th Routes Americas, taking place in Québec City from 12th to 14th February.
6 Feb 2019
This is what Cape Town airport will look like in 2023 – after R7 billion goes into new runways and departure lounges
A new runway and international and domestic departure lounges is due to be built at Cape Town international airport within the next four years.
24 Jan 2019
New York Times Travel Show to hear why there is Nowhere Better than Cape Town & the Western Cape
Wesgro CEO, Tim Harris, accompanied by Wesgro’s Head of Leisure Tourism, Inge Dykman, have touched down in New York to promote Cape Town and the Western Cape at the New York Tim...
14 Jan 2019
International passenger numbers at Cape Town International grow by 9,6% in 2018
In 2018 2,6 million international passengers were recorded by Cape Town International Airport, representing a 9,6% growth from 2017, despite the drought and other challenges exp...
13 Jan 2019
International passenger numbers at Cape Town International grow by 9,6% in 2018
This is a joint statement between the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Government
14 Dec 2018
V&A Waterfront joins Cape Town Air Access partnership, as private sector supporter
Cape Town Air Access welcomes the V&A Waterfront, one of the most visited tourist attractions in Africa, as a private sector supporter.
28 Nov 2018
RwandAir increases capacity following popular demand between Kigali-Harare & Cape Town
RwandAir has announced that between 28 November 2018 and 14 January 2019, it will be introducing the Airbus A330-200 to support an additional 88 seats per flight in a response t...
15 Nov 2018
AviaDev returns to the Mother City
Leading air service development conference in Africa, AviaDev, selects Cape Town as the host city for a 2nd consecutive year..
14 Nov 2018
Cathay Pacific commences non-stop flights from Cape Town to Hong Kong
Cape Town Air Access - a partnerhsip between the City of Cape Town, Western Cape Government, Wesgro, Cape Town Tourism, South African Tourism, Airports Company South Africa and ...
14 Nov 2018
Cathay Pacific commences non-stop flights from Cape Town to Hong Kong
The latest route in the airline’s network heralds the first non-stop link between the Western Cape and the heart of Asia
27 Sep 2018
Air Access AV
Cape Town Air Access is the focal point for international air route development to Cape Town and the Western Cape.
18 Sep 2018
Cape Town Air Access named runner up at World Routes 2018 Marketing Awards in China
Cape Town’s Air Access initiative was named runner up for the Destination Marketing award at the annual World Routes 2018 Marketing Awards, which took place at the China Import ...
12 Sep 2018
Kenya Airways adds additional two flights to Cape Town
The Cape Town Air Access (CTAA) team is pleased to announce the launch of two additional direct flights to Nairobi operated by Kenya Airways, launching on the 20th of November.
5 Sep 2018
Western Cape strengthens ties with Angola following Visa exemptions & increased direct flights
The recently established Angola – South Africa Chamber of Commerce and Industry known as CACIAAS met with Wesgro CEO Tim Harris to sign a Memorandum of Understanding – encouragi...
18 Jul 2018
Cape Town scoops 3 awards at Routes Africa 2018 in Accra, Ghana
The Cape Town Air Access initiative is proud to announce that Cape Town has scooped three prestigious awards at the annual Routes Africa 2018 Conference in Accra, Ghana.
20 Jun 2018
Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce commits to reciprocal Trade Mission to the Cape in 2018
Following a meeting between Wesgro, local businesses and members of the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce, the General Secretary Mr Getachew Regassa commits to leading a reciproca...
12 Jun 2018
Cape Town Air Access welcomes AviaDev to the Mother City
Cape Town Air Access Team extends a warm welcome to 250 delegates from across the globe, as specialists in the aviation sector gather in the Mother City for the third AviaDev Af...
16 May 2018
RwandAir launches first direct flight from Kigali via Harare to Cape Town
Today at 14h45, Cape Town Air Access (a partnership between Wesgro, the Western Cape Government, the City of Cape Town, Airports Company South Africa, South African Tourism, and...
21 Dec 2017
Singapore Airlines launches daily flights to Cape Town boosting Air Access to Asia
Cape Town Air Access – a partnership between Wesgro, the Western Cape Government, the City of Cape Town, Airports Company South Africa, Cape Town Tourism, and South African Tour...
1 Dec 2017
Joon to fly from Paris to Cape Town three times a week from 1 April 2018
Cape Town Air Access, a partnership between Wesgro, the Western Cape Government, the City of Cape Town, Airports Company South Africa, South African Tourism, and Cape Town Touri...
23 Nov 2017
Angola-South Africa entry VISA free exemption a big boost for tourism, trade & investment in the Cape
Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, warmly welcomes the decision by the South African and Angolan governments to ex...
6 Nov 2017
Wesgro welcomes Eurowings’ to Cape Town
Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape's official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, congratulates Eurowings, part of the Lufthansa Group, on the launch of a direct...
18 Oct 2017
Wesgro condemns shooting at Cape Town International Airport
Wesgro condemns the shooting which took place this morning outside the Cape Town International Airport.
17 Oct 2017