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 2018 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, Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth was named 8th and Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloomfontein 9th best Airport in Africa.King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban won the award for Best Regional Airport in Africa (3rd in global ranking!), followed by East London Airport (ELS), Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) and Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN). 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.

Best Airports in Africa

1. Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town
2. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban
3. OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg 
4. Mauritius
5. Marrakech 
6. East London Airport (ELS) in East London 
7. Seychelles 
8. Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) in Port Elizabeth  
9. Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) in Bloomfontein 
10. Cairo

Best Regional Airports in Africa

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

Best Airport Hotels in Africa

1. InterContinental Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg 
2. Le Méridien Cairo Airport, Cairo 
3. Novotel Cairo Airport, Cairo
4. Radisson Blu Hotel Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa 
5. Hotel Verde Cape Tow, Cape Town

 
The 2018 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™ are based on 13.73 million airport survey questionnaires completed by over 100 different nationalities of airline customers during the survey period. The survey operated from August 2017 to February 2018, covering 550 airports worldwide and evaluating 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.