 Car
Rental South Africa
is situated at O.R. Tambo
International Airport (ORTIA).
It is Southern Africas air transport
hub, catering for over 17 million
passengers each year. With more
than 18 000 people employed by various
companies at ORTIA, the airport
plays a vital role in the city's
and Gauteng province's economy and
boasts an impressive infrastructure
that has expanded by thousands of
square metres from its modest origins.
This hub hosts airlines from all
five continents. ORTIA has an important
role to play in serving the air
transport needs of Africa as a whole
and it is our commitment to do this
to the best of our ability.
ORTIA's commercial transformation
ORTIA is ACSA's flagship
success story and accounts for over
half of the throughput of all ACSA
airports, while contributing more
than 70 of the group's profit. It
has overtaken Cairo in terms of
passenger traffic. Passenger Traffic
has climbed steadily over the past
couple of years, with the figures
now in excess of 11 million passengers
a year, to become Africa's busiest
airport. ORTIA's greatest success
lies in its commercial transformation.
The dramatic R210 million duty free
retail mall contributed largely
to ORTIA increasing its net operating
income by more than 120%, fuelled
by growth in non-aeronautical revenues
over three times greater than aeronautical
revenues. Tight and effective management
has found ORTIA to be one of the
most cost-effective airports in
the world, according to a 1999 report
by the United Kingdom Transportation
Research Laboratory.
Air traffic control facilities
To ensure safety in poor
weather conditions, the main runways
at ORTIA are equipped with category
II instrument landing systems and
related visual navigational aids,
which are conscientiously maintained.
Retail and commercial growth
ORTIA's strategy has
been maximised with the opening
of the duty free retail mall. Passenger
spend has increased by a dramatic
66% as a result of the exciting
and varied goods on offer. Retail
income is one of three principal
sources of revenue and is a key
element in the company's strategy
to optimise non-aeronautical income
streams.
The opening of the new domestic
terminal in February 2003 has significantly
expanded ACSA's retail facilities.
The new terminal offers a huge array
of restaurants, shops and services,
to meet the needs of passengers
as well as other airport users.
Special facilities at ORTIA
ORTIA has the following facilities
for passengers' convenience:
- a chapel;
- Muslim prayer facilities for Islamic passengers;
a conference facility as well as a Postnet, offering business support services, and a Post Office in the International Terminal
- a 45-room transit hotel;
- an emergency medical clinic with trained nurses and paramedics on duty and doctors on 24-hour standby;
- an unaccompanied minors area;
- a baggage storage facility;
- a media conference room, often used by South African cabinet ministers as well as by foreign VIPs.
a five star luxury hotel on the doorstep of the airport terminals.
Internet access is available within the terminals using the Airport Online facility in International Departures. Two Airport Online stores are located in the domestic terminal. One is open to the general public and is located near the ATM area in the shopping area. The second is located for use by passengers only and is situated just after the main security point prior to the boarding gates. Source www.acsa.co.za
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