The Skukuza Airport Management Company has appointed Avis car-hire service provider at the newly refurbished Skukuza Airport in the Kruger National Park.
Avis will provide pre-booked vehicles for collection at the airport and also offer a shuttle service to the main Skukuza camp.
Avis has a well-established infrastructure at the camp, having provided car-hire facilities to the visitors to the park for many years.
“We are delighted that Skukuza Airport is finally reopening,” says Lance Smith, Executive: Sales for Avis Rent a Car. “The opportunity to fly directly into the Kruger Park, hire a car and immediately begin your game drive as you exit the airport is unique.”
“For Airlink, the opportunity to work with Avis and to be able to offer our flights in conjunction with the global reach of the Avis brand is significant,” said Karin Murray, Sales and Marketing Manager for Airlink. “The opportunity for visitors to the Kruger Park to take advantage of a ‘Fly and Drive’ option using Skukuza airport as the entry point will add new convenience to their travel within the Kruger National Park and was a very popular product in the past,” Murray added.
Airlink is set to launch services to Skukuza from Cape Town International Airport and OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg on June 2.
The Skukuza Airport Management Company is a Public Private Partnership with SANParks, where the joint venture entity incorporates Airlink, Lion Sands, Federal Airlines and three local community trusts.
