Quarter 3: Durban’s best ever airfreight volumes

The introduction of additional wide-bodied passenger flights into Durban, as well as the increased frequency of chartered aircraft using King Shaka International Airport, helped Durban’s international cargo volumes in Q3 2017 increase by 13.7 per cent over Q3 2016. This increase comes on the back of the highest-ever recorded cargo throughput during the months of […]

New cool chain facility adds perishables capacity at Durban

A new 99.2 million Rand ($7.3 million) state-of-the-art cold storage facility has been opened within the Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone at Durban’s King Shaka International Airport in South Africa. The iDube Cold Storage Facility will cater to the growing demand in chilled and frozen perishables storage within the region. It will initially cater to meat importers servicing local […]

Qatar Airways starts Doha – Durban belly route

Qatar Airways launched new bellyhold services between Doha’s Hamad International Airport and Durban International Airport on Thursday, 17 December 2015. The four-times-weekly service will be served by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner – further complementing the airline’s existing daily flights to Cape Town and double daily flights to Johannesburg. Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar Al […]