Airport (Cape Town), with over six million passengers passing through each year and with this figure set to double by 2015, is certainly preparing itself for the growth in tourism, both during and after the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The refurbishments involved the construction of a new central terminal building at a cost of Rand 1.5 million. The Bloemfontein Airport serves as one of South Africa's smaller airports. Bloemfontein Airport handles around 250,000 passengers per year. The runway received attention with a Rand 121 million upgrade to the tarmac, which should see a significant increase in usage during the World Cup. Work on the refurbishment and expansion of the terminal building to the value of Rand 46 million also took place.
Port Elizabeth Airport (Port Elizabeth) will be working as a host city airport for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with a number of group games as well as one of the quarter-finals will be played at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium. The Eastern Cape coastal city can expect a large increase in visitors during the World Cup as tourism will receive a huge boost and more people will begin to visit the beautiful coastal city. To accommodate the expected increase in traffic, ACSA completed the refurbishment of the runway to the tune of Rand 68 million. Other airports include La Mercy in Durban, where work went quite well on the brand new Rand 7.5 billion airport which has taken on the services of the existing Durban Airport. And with a new terminal, Polokwane International Airport will also be able to handle around 400 passengers per hour.
The South African government has clearly spent very large amounts of money in anticipation of the 2010 World Cup. The boost in tourism for the country as a result of this influx of people from all around the world will develop a softer and cleaner image of the country. This of course explains why so much money has been spent to accommodate the fans who will be flying in. Thus, it is leaving a good impression on the people of the world which is the key to South Africa improving their tourism for many years after the World Cup. South Africa is using this as a chance to attract people to not only come and watch the beautiful game, but stay in their beautiful hotels and resorts and eat their wonderful food. So hats off to South Africa, for taking strides to make the lives of the fans much easier.
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