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New Cape airport 'safe'

Nov 03 2009 07:54 Theuns van der Westhuizen

Cape Town - The new Cape Town airport will open its doors for air travellers on Saturday.

This week the finishing touches are being put to the modern terminal building and for the past fortnight staff have been extremely busy with induction programmes to show everyone where everything is situated.

New security, boarding and weigh-in systems as well as a fully automated luggage system are being tested at the same time.

The rest of the R2bn-plus project - which, apart from the terminal building includes a new parking garage, road network and public transport station - will be completed in time for next year's World Cup soccer tournament, say spokespersons for the airport company, Acsa.

Great emphasis is being placed on security and more than 600 cameras have already been positioned inside the buildings and on the airport's grounds for a closed-circuit television network.

These cameras will follow some 160 passengers' luggage from the weighing-in counters, through the automated sorting system and onto the aircraft.

According to Acsa, the extensions and improvements should be adequate to meet the next five years' needs. And from November 7 the airport will be able to handle about 14m passengers a year, instead of the current 8m.

- Sake24.com

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Mzito
Nov 04 2009 12:36 Report this comment

Been there too, looks amazing and travelles will be blown away. Shops gallo - Capi Photo Electronics, Crocs, American swiss, Primi Express, Rhapsody's Bar on Domestic Departure etc

stuart
Nov 04 2009 09:10 Report this comment

This is a load of rubbish - OR Tambo has had a number of years of 'security' and every single day baggage is broken and item stolen - they cannot get it right at OR Tambo, why will Cape Town be different?

Koos
Nov 03 2009 13:39 Report this comment

I don't think it's misleading. Everything is 'safe' in SA :D ... @ Huh I know :) Maybe they are implying that the cameras cover an area great enough to follow 160 passengers' luggage which brings us back to it making your luggage 'safe'

pieta
Nov 03 2009 13:25 Report this comment

No need to similar to JHB.. just be own unique Cape Town and above JHB standard.. Same standards bring dead and government are not creativity workers!

Troy Ounce
Nov 03 2009 11:20 Report this comment

With one official runway and no possibilities for 747's to land in the vicinity at night, Cape Town International is an accident waiting to happen. If the main runway needs to be closed for whatever reason and a big carrier with low fuel approaching at night, who is going to clean up the mess? Big carriers must have enough fuel.....but sometimes they have not, for whatever reason. In the meantime, ACSA became a shopping mall operator and neglected our safety.

Aadil
Nov 03 2009 11:18 Report this comment

Misleading Headline. 'safe' implies that the author is not quite convinced. Is there something we don't know or is the author just stupid.

Huh?
Nov 03 2009 09:11 Report this comment

"These cameras will follow some 160 passengers' luggage ...." !!!???

:D
Nov 03 2009 08:44 Report this comment

Do they have 1 security guard "Watching" the 600 cameras?


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