The runway at Skukuza Airport in the Kruger National Park has reopened while the new terminal building, currently under construction, is on track, Airlink has advised.
Rodger Foster, Airlink’s CEO, told Tourism Update the new terminal would be completed in time for the ceremonial opening on June 2 when Airlink will launch services to Skukuza from Cape Town International Airport and OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg. The Airlink scheduled services will replace current charter services between OR T ambo and Skukuza, Foster added.
According to Foster, the daily number of flights into and from Skukuza will be limited and strictly controlled. “All future charter operations at Skukuza will require prior authorisation by Skukuza Airport Management Company, which will not be granted without indemnification and written undertaking to comply with requisite operational procedures and standards for safety and environmental considerations,” he said.
Once the new terminal was open and Airlink’s services were in place, lodge transfers would primarily be by road to the lodges within proximity of Skukuza airport, while air transfers would be offered by Federal Airlines to lodges further away, said Foster.
