SA could lose R3.6bn in tourism revenue
source: IOL
Tony Carnie
December 21 2009 at 11:41AM
Foreign airlines may have to reduce their flights to South Africa because of the mounting cost of building the new international airport in Durban and massive airport tariff hikes by Airports Company South Africa (Acsa).
According to the International Air Transport Association (Iata), plans to hike local airport tariffs by 133 percent from next year would make South African airport charges among the highest in the world at a time when the international aviation industry faces one of its worst crises.
The association, which represents the world’s major airlines, warned that the fees would damage South Africa’s economy by discouraging foreign tourists and hamper business travellers from dealing with [continue reading]
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