As of financial year 2018/19, over 21.1 million passengers departed from airports in South Africa. Over the observed time period, the number of departing passengers in South Africa has increased, despite a decrease in aircraft landings, with financial year 2018/19 surpassing 2017/18 by almost 300 thousand passengers.
Total number of departing passengers from airports in South Africa from 2016/17 to 2018/19
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Financial year runs from April 1 to March 31, each year. Concerning the airports in South Africa: O.R. Tambo International Airport, Cape Town International Airport, King Shaka International Airport, Port Elizabeth International Airport, Bram Fischer International Airport, Upington International Airport, East London Airport, George Airport, Kimberly Airport.
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Airports Company South Africa. (August 27, 2019). Total number of departing passengers from airports in South Africa from 2016/17 to 2018/19 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118791/number-of-departing-passengers-from-airports-in-south-africa/
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Airports Company South Africa. (2019). Total number of departing passengers from airports in South Africa from 2016/17 to 2018/19. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118791/number-of-departing-passengers-from-airports-in-south-africa/
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