Africa’s top 3 airports rank higher than any airports in the USA

Aerial view of the OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg – South Africa. PHOTO/File

The World Airport Awards 2013 – recently released by Skytrax, a United Kingdom-based company specializing in airline and airport research – has ranked the top airports in the world, including those in Africa. The results show that South African airports take a considerable lead over other airports on the continent and, in some cases, the world.

According to Skytrax, over 12 million passengers from more than 160 countries were surveyed. Three African airports made the global top 100 list and these were all from South Africa. These airports were placed highly across a number of categories, and all three improved in their global ranking from the previous year.

South Africa’s Cape Town International Airport has been ranked as the top airport in Africa, and 22nd globally.

Durban’s King Shaka International Airport in South Africa is rated as the second best airport on the continent. It is ranked in 26th position globally, while, OR Tambo International Airport, ranked third in Africa is placed 28th globally.

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