ACSA Welcomes the Festive Season

Honouring the Life and Legacy of O.R. Tambo

On 19 October 2017, O.R. Tambo International Airport was the proud host of a historic milestone event, where a 2.5 m, life-sized bronze statue of struggle stalwart Oliver Tambo was unveiled in the International Arrivals Hall. The statue unveiling formed part of the O.R. Tambo Centenary celebrations, under the theme Life and Legacy of O.R. Tambo.

The location of the statue is highly significant, as it was to this airport that O.R. Tambo returned in 1990, after 30 years in exile, to be ecstatically greeted by his own people. He dedicated his life to the fight against Apartheid on an international scale and laid the foundations for a free and democratic South Africa.

The Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation and the Tambo Family were consulted as part of the process of deciding how best to represent the great man, and it soon became clear that one of the most enduring recollections of Tambo was his indefatigable 30 years of travel as he crisscrossed the globe, visiting country after country, seeking support for the ANC’S liberation struggle in South Africa.

Bongiwe Pityi, General Manager of O.R. Tambo International Airport, said: “As a strategic asset that connects Africa to the world, we are truly proud to both bear the name and have the statue of such a great legend located within our International Arrivals Hall.”

The statue depicts the revered international statesman, President of

As well as being decked out in beautiful African-inspired Christmas decorations and welcoming travellers with a very special festive Marimba band, O.R. Tambo International Airport also celebrates the holiday season with its Take Africa Home campaign.

the ANC, and Commander of a liberation army descending the steps of an aircraft and greeting the waiting crowds of supporters.

Shop, Bank, Eat, and Fly

The airports of the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) offer unprecedented shopping and service convenience to travellers and visitors alike, with extended operating hours, year-round.

There are over 140 different shops and service providers at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg to cater for every need from grocery shopping to highend fashion retail – and even banking and pharmacies. The majority of the stores and restaurants at the airport are open from 06h00 to 22h00, 365 days a year.

Experience a world of big brands in the Duty Free Mall at International Departures, with the latest lines from Hugo Boss, Burberry, Thomas Pink, Gizia, and more. Shop for all that glitters at an array of highend jewellery and watch retailers or indulge with premium liquor, beauty products, fragrances and confectionary products, in sizes and special editions that are not available elsewhere in South Africa. In the Domestic Terminal, visit the only airportbased craft brewery on the continent, Airport Craft Brewers, or do last-minute banking at full-service branches of banks including Absa, FNB, and Standard Bank.

O.R. Tambo International Airport will offer long-term travellers exceptional parking convenience from 1 February 2018, when the long-term Super South parking area moves to a new parkade home, just 500 m from the terminals of the airport – and at the same cost, with an online pre-booking facility.

The new long-term parking area, housed in the MSP2 parkade under the City Lodge Hotel, offers 4,300 parking bays over five levels – just a five-minute walk from both the Domestic and International Terminals. By pre-booking a long-term parking spot via Book Parking Online (www.airports.co.za), travellers can save up to 50% of their total parking fees when booking up to five days in advance. Discounts start at 10% for one day in advance, 20% for two days in advance, and so on, up to the five-day maximum advance booking period. So, by pre-booking your parking five days before you depart, you could get half your parking stay for free!

Once their parking is pre-booked online, travellers simply need to insert the credit card used to make the booking to gain access into the pre-booked area. On their return, travellers need to ensure that they insert the same credit card they used to make their booking into the reader at the exit boom in order to be able to take advantage of the pre-booking discount.

As well as being decked out in beautiful African-inspired Christmas decorations and welcoming travellers with a very special festive Marimba band, O.R. Tambo International Airport also celebrates the holiday season with its Take Africa Home campaign. Valid from 1 December 2017 to 15 March 2018, Take Africa Home gives travellers the chance to take a special piece of Africa back home with them. Spend R12,500 or more in one day across the Duty Free stores of the airport and claim a Redoker genuine leather briefcase satchel worth R3,500, free! Spend R20,000 or more, and your gift from O.R. Tambo International Airport will be a stylish Redoker genuine leather weekender bag worth R5,500.

Stores at Cape Town International Airport and King Shaka International Airport in Durban also operate on extended hours. Both airports offer travellers and visitors the chance to enjoy an early breakfast or late dinner, visit the pharmacy, do their banking, exchange foreign currency, and stock up on groceries. The Myciti Bus terminal located outside the Domestic Terminal at Cape Town International makes getting into the city centre, easy. Keep an eye out for community-focused events at King Shaka, as well as Super Saturday parking specials that allow residents from surrounding areas the chance to experience the convenient retail and dining options at the airport at great rates.

For more info, visit www.airports.co.za.