Domestic and regional flight passenger numbers have recovered since the pandemic and international flight passenger numbers were almost back to pre-pandemic levels in December 2023. Passenger numbers through O.R. Thambo totaled 1.7 million in December 2023, compared to just below 1.5 million in December 2022. Cape Town International saw arrivals and departures totaling over a million passengers in December, compared to about 850 000 in that month the previous year.
