{"id":5089,"date":"2009-11-07T00:28:49","date_gmt":"2009-11-06T22:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=5089"},"modified":"2009-11-07T00:28:49","modified_gmt":"2009-11-06T22:28:49","slug":"cape-town-international-new-departures-opens-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/cape-town-international-new-departures-opens-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Town International new Departures opens today"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The new Departures Terminal at Cape Town International opens today, reports Southern African Tourism Update.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Built at a cost of R 1,6 billion, the 200 meter-long terminal will have a common check-in area for departing domestic and international passengers, with 120 check-in and 20 self-service check-in desks.\u00a0 Security screening is centralised, and 5 new airbridges have been built, of which 2 will be operational from today.\u00a0\u00a0 A R 103 million automatic baggage sorting system has been built, and 30 shops and restaurants will cater for passengers’ needs.<\/p>\n

The Airports Company has been testing the new building and its equipment, and mock passengers as well as airline company staff have checked their systems and processes.\u00a0\u00a0 Information booklets will be handed out to passengers from today onwards, to help orientate them.\u00a0\u00a0 Passengers have been requested to arrive at the airport half an hour earlier, to allow for the new Departures terminal.<\/p>\n

The second parkade, with an additional 4 000 parking bays, will open in phases from December onwards.\u00a0\u00a0 A new consolidated car-rental facility will open in February, and in March the road upgrade is expected to be completed.<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new Departures Terminal at Cape Town International opens today, reports Southern African Tourism Update. Built at a cost of R 1,6 billion, the 200 meter-long terminal will have a common check-in area for departing domestic and international passengers, with 120 check-in and 20 self-service check-in desks.\u00a0 Security screening is centralised, and 5 new airbridges […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[3,124,22,21],"tags":[1270,2664,716,1321,32378,2663,2665,2666,13,355,32373],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t