People gather outside the A1 terminal at Cape Town Winelands Airport, highlighting ongoing development plans.
South African entrepreneur and managing director of rsa.AERO, Nick Ferguson, announced that the private airport group has signed a 15-year agreement with the German airline Lufthansa Group. The Winelands airport plans include a R7-billion expansion for a Code F runway, extending 3 500 metres, to accommodate aircraft as large as an Airbus A380, which Cape Town International cannot handle. The expansion will also feature a plaza, hotel, conference centre and wine-tasting facilities. The airport is expected to be off-grid for water and electricity, utilising solar and biogas power generated from chicken manure.