Pretoria-Cape Town Flights Back on the Cards
The City of Tshwane has announced plans to resume commercial flights between Pretoria’s Wonderboom National Airport and Cape Town by 2026, aiming to enhance domestic connectivity and revitalise regional tourism. Speaking at the airport during The Children’s Flight 2025 event, Deputy Mayor Eugene Modise confirmed that the city will approach the South African Civil Aviation Authority to renew the route licence and is also exploring a future service to Durban. Flights between Pretoria and Cape Town were suspended in 2018 due to financial constraints.
Positioned as a strategic municipal asset, Wonderboom National Airport is set to be reintroduced to market later this year, supporting the city’s long-term vision to boost tourism, trade, and economic growth. Tshwane officials underlined the airport’s role in positioning the capital as a tourism gateway, aligning with broader efforts to enhance accessibility and attract investment. The announcement comes as the city pursues other aviation-related programmes and public-private partnerships to unlock the airport’s full commercial and tourism potential.
Source: IOL News
