Bitou Airport Precinct

The project requires the appropriate development of the Plettenberg Bay Airport facility to accommodate air traffic that does not compromise the nature of the town and that should be carefully managed over a 10-, 20-, and 30-year timeline.

Appropriate mechanisms can be put in place for the development of the terminal building with properly qualified partners, again on a build-operate-transfer basis. Specialist airport operators, such as ACSA, should be considered as partners. They bring vast technical and legal skill, access to resources, and well-established supplier networks, and importantly ensure airport neutrality, and fair access for all. They are also well positioned to ensure profitability, as the airport should be run as a business with a profit motive, and if properly run, it should make money. Development possibilities include a 250-meter runway extension, a new terminal building, the development of new hangars, a light industrial park, improved let-down facilities, and an extension of the ramp and parking facilities.