South African billionaire plans to build new airport in Cape Town

[Jamie McKane]

South African billionaire plans to build new airport in Cape Town

South African billionaire Rob Hersov is planning to build the “Lanseria Airport of Cape Town” 13 kilometres northeast of Durbanville.

Speaking to Biznews, Hersov said he partnered with Nick Ferguson to buy Fisantekraal Airport in the Western Cape in 2020.

 

[Creag]

Fisantekraal Airport

www.google.co.za

 

[Charlesjjm]

Old news. We've already had a QotD about it.

 

[dualmeister]

Cape Winelands Airport

Cape Winelands Airport, Durbanville. 833 likes · 1 talking about this · 82 were here. Going Anywhere Is Better From Here--> A new home for aviation in the Cape.

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[EADC]

After 31 years abroad he has returned to South Africa where he is now focused on investments in Africa.

Look at this shoddy reporting I have been on this sight long enough to know this does not happen.

 

[Diablo-D]

uhm, ive been drifting and spinning on that race track barely a month ago, none of this was even mentioned to us and we use it on a almost weekly basis?

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Atleast our area will have airport a few min drive from us now, still no fibre or tar roads for the area. But maybe one day lol

 

[dualmeister]

uhm, ive been drifting and spinning on that race track barely a month ago, none of this was even mentioned to us and we use it on a almost weekly basis?

Better avoid the Jumbo jets next time

 

[Sarg3_ZN]

Atleast our area will have airport a few min drive from us now, still no fibre or tar roads for the area. But maybe one day lol

To quote Dr Emmett Brown, “Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.”

 

[dualmeister]

Those fruit sellers at the nearly intersection are going to become rich

 

[konfab]

It would be much nicer to drive home from a late flight from there as opposed from CPT international where you have have to run the N2 gauntlet.

 

[SilverCode]

Oh no! A trip to Cape Town Airport is about 20 min from my place. A trip to this new Airport would be about 50min (hard to tell with roadworks messing up the traffic). Since my company cares more about saving a dime than peoples sanity, I can see them booking all flights at this airport to avoid the ACSA extortion fees. This means having to get up even earlier for those red eye flights

 

[Ockie]

Oh no! A trip to Cape Town Airport is about 20 min from my place. A trip to this new Airport would be about 50min (hard to tell with roadworks messing up the traffic). Since my company cares more about saving a dime than peoples sanity, I can see them booking all flights at this airport to avoid the ACSA extortion fees. This means having to get up even earlier for those red eye flights

It will be a very long time still before you have to actually worry about this, if it even happens at all.

 

[Flojo]

Why
Do we need another airport?

Buy Ysterplaat.
That base is just standing there.

 

[MrGray]

The more the merrier, I reckon. Won't make much sense for anyone who lives south of Goodwood/Parow but probably a good long term plan for the northern expansion.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Wasn't this last weeks news?

 

[SWB]

I won't suspect anything major happening there in the next 10 years. A few years ago I read that sites were being considered for an 2nd airport in the Boland/Swartland area. The other location which was or still is being considered is between Darling/Malmesbury. Wonder what will happen to the drift track/skid pan area there. Stuff the airport and build a race track.

 

[Gordon_R]

Why
Do we need another airport?

Buy Ysterplaat.
That base is just standing there.

Ysterplaat is still used by the SAAF (jets and helicopters). The VIP politicians will never share it with the plebs. And it's too close to infrastructure for daily use. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Base_Ysterplaat

Previous lengthy thread: https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/proposed-cape-winelands-airport.1126586/

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Ysterplaat is still used by the SAAF (jets and helicopters). The VIP politicians will never share it with the plebs. And it's too close to infrastructure for daily use. See:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Base_Ysterplaat

Yup, I work next door and honestly dont think a single day goes by where I dont see planes and helicopters take off and land.

 

[dualmeister]

Also isn't it too close the Cape Town International?