Cape Town-Jo’burg route carried 3.4 million passengers in 2025
The annual World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) report for the airline industry, which includes the passenger and air cargo sectors, fleet, route, employment, cost and revenue performance has revealed that the Cape Town-Johannesburg city pairing route is the busiest in Africa with around 3.4 million passengers in 2025.
Staff Writer
The annual World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) report for the airline industry, which includes the passenger and air cargo sectors, fleet, route, employment, cost and revenue performance has revealed that the Cape Town-Johannesburg city pairing route is the busiest in Africa with around 3.4 million passengers in 2025.
In 2025, the number of international premium-class passengers, business and first class, reached 109.7 million, up 4.5% year-on-year. This accounted for 5.5% of all international travelers.
Latin America saw the largest jump in premium-class passengers, rising 22.1% to 4.0 million. Europe remained the biggest market for premium travel, with 39.7 million passengers in 2025.
