Internationally, it has direct flights to several destinations in Africa, and locations in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, South America, Australia, and the United States.

Then, at the request of the Bellville Federation of Taxpayers, the airport was renamed after the then South African prime minister.

[7] In January 2000, the carrier replaced it with a flight to Atlanta, whose outbound leg from Cape Town included a stop in Fort Lauderdale.

[citation needed] In June 2008, Delta Air Lines started a flight to New York via Dakar.

[citation needed][15] United Airlines commenced seasonal flights to Newark on a Boeing 787 in December 2019.

[20] On 5 March 2019, the EFF filed a motion in Parliament calling for Cape Town International Airport to be renamed for anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

[22] In February 2021, the Cape Times reported that the proposed name change of the airport had been "quietly ditched".

[23] In preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Cape Town International Airport was extensively expanded and renovated.

[24] Apart from the now-completed 2010 expansion project, it had been proposed that a second runway for large aircraft be constructed at the airport, to be completed by 2015.

Sections of lower levels of the domestic and international terminals are used for transporting passengers via bus to and from remotely parked aircraft.

[25] Retail outlets are located on the lower (arrivals) level of the terminal at landside, as well as airside at the departure gates.

[25] The restaurant level overlooks the airside of the terminal, where a glass curtain wall separates the patrons from the planes three stories below.

[63] Transport to and from the airport is provided by metered taxis, e-hailing services (such as Uber and Bolt) and various private shuttle companies.

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