Negotiation is on with Jet Airways to start Durban - Mumbai direct flight

Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) and the government will focus on markets in the East to attract more international traffic to Durban's newly-opened King Shaka International Airport.
Acsa managing director Monhla Hlahla at the weekend said the company was prioritising the East as studies showed that this was where future growth would come from.
Hlahla said Acsa would use the World Cup as an opportunity to market the new airport to secure as many new routes as possible. Last week, Acsa met the Beijing Airport Authority and SAA about routes between South Africa and China.
The KwaZulu-Natal government is negotiating with Jet Airways because it wants the airline to launch a direct flight between Durban and Mumbai. The Indian airline already flies from OR Tambo International Airport to Mumbai.
Emirates is the only international airline that is currently using the King Shaka airport. The R7.2 billion facility, which is housed together with the Dube Tradeport 35km outside Durban, can accommodate 7.5 million passengers a year.
Since it started operating at the beginning of the month, King Shaka has seen more than 15 000 passengers come through its gates on more than 700 flights.
11/05/10 Slindle Khanyile/Business Report, South Africa

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