THE Garden Route District Municipality and George Airport last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding signifying a commitment to enhance connectivity between national gateways, cities and surrounding areas through a three phase project.
This will involve the scoping of key new or existing air routes on a regional, national and intercontinental level to enhance trade and tourism; analysis of potential markets and the identification of potential airline partners; linking the Western Cape to other provinces and countries.
Monde Stratu, the municipal manager, hinted that the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) should think about how the renaming of the airport to the Garden Route International Airport might affect the region. “When marketing the region as a tourism destination and investment hub, it makes sense to speak from the same book,” he said.
