This is the R5.2 billion upgrade being carried out at the OR Tambo international airport in preparation of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

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1. Central Terminal Building (R2 billion)

The Central Terminal Building (CTB) construction is the largest single project ACSA has ever embarked upon. Construction is progressing well and once complete, it will provide the required international terminal capacity in terms of holding lounges, airside commercial areas and boarding gates. In addition, four 90m baggage carousels will be up and running for the massive new generation aircraft such as the A380.

Undoubtedly, this development will help ensure that ORTIA is fully prepared for the 2010 World Cup. The CTB will comprise a multi-level terminal building located between the international and domestic terminals. In line with existing airport flow, departures activity will predominantly be on the upper level with arrivals activity on the ground level. Mezzanines will be developed for commercial activities along with basements for services and baggage handling. The Gautrain Station and the rail line will be elevated above the airport precinct (over the upper roadway system), It will be directly connected to the CTB and will therefore enjoy all the amenities offered within the CTB and the other terminal buildings. Scheduled completion date: Late 2009.

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2. International Pier (535 million)

Holding lounges, airside commercial areas and boarding gates will facilitate international travellers and expand the departures and arrivals areas of the international terminal considerably. The existing Duty Free mall is also due to expand into this area. The pier development will allow for a substantial increase in the number of passengers boarding and disembarking through connecting stands (air bridges). As a result, improved passenger service will help airline operators improve their turnaround times.

What does the International Pier Project entail exactly? Construction of an extension to the pier building together with associated infrastructure to the north and east of existing international terminals. What will the pier consist of? A double level structure, with connection to the same operational levels as the terminal building – arrival and departure levels respectively. The existing bus station serving departures to remotely parked aircraft will be redeveloped in close integration with the pier. Scheduled completion: Early 2008.

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3. Echo Apron (R219 million)

Airside capacity will increase as a result of the additional aircraft stands. The expansion of apron areas (parking bays) will be complimented by the International Pier, and development will accommodate nine contact stands in the form of air bridges linking terminals and aircraft directly. Four of these stands will accommodate an A380, the largest aircraft ever manufactured, and will be equipped with dual air bridges to load and offload passengers to upper and lower levels (2 decks make up the A380) of the aircraft at the same time. For passengers who need to be bussed from the aircraft, two remote stands are being developed. One new taxiway will be developed and another will be reconfigured to serve the upgraded apron. The number of aircraft stands on the Bravo and Delta aprons will change slightly to provide for better traffic flows and increased spatial requirements for A380 type aircraft. Taxiway shoulders, service roads, ramp handling equipment parking areas, fuel, storm water drainage and water and electricity are other services that are also being upgraded.

4. Terminal A Departures Upgrade and Relocation of Upper Roadway (R76 million)

The new upper roadway system that is currently underway at ORTIA, in order to make way for a new concourse on the International Departures level in the International Departures Terminal building.

The completion of the new upper roadway system project is the first phase in the Terminal A Departures Upgrade (TADU) project. This will make way for the second phase of the project which will entail the development of the new spacious public concourse at International Departures. The new upper roadway system which is being built to direct traffic around the existing covered roadway system, also acts as the current International Departures drop-off zone.

The new upper roadway system is expected to be completed by February 2007. This will leave the road clear for the start of development on the new public concourse which is expected to get underway thereafter. The new development will allow for the creation of a new wider concourse, which will include additional retail space and increased passenger counter space, which will allow ACSA to reconfigure counters to airlines. The essence of this development is to allow for a much larger public circulation space. Also important, is that the increased space will translate into increased capacity for the processing of passengers.

The additional retail space will essentially accommodate food and beverage vendors, as well as news agents and sweet shops. The development also includes an open deck area that will enable visitors and passengers to relax. Scheduled completion: Late 2007.

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5. Multi Storey Parkade (R470 million)

The new MSP2 comprises the provision of 5200 parking bays . In addition to the welcome added capacity, the new parkade will boast some great facilities, including:

Pay on foot - an automated payment system that will accept all major credit cards in addition to cash. Visitors will be able to pay using their credit cards at the exit booms. In addition, debit cards will be accepted at ACSA parking offices.

The improvements will also offer a simpler solution to customers that arrive at the exit boom only to find they have forgotten to pay for their parking. In such an instance, the customer would simply insert the parking ticket, followed by a credit card. Once the direct debt is recorded, the credit card is returned, followed by a card shaped receipt. The boom will open as the receipt is removed.

License Plate Recognition System - As a vehicle enters one of the airport parking areas, the LPR system captures an image of the vehicle and driver, automatically recording the registration number of the vehicle on the parking ticket.

When the driver has paid for the parking and inserts the exit ticket at the boom, the system automatically reconciles the registration number on the ticket, with the registration number of the exiting vehicle. The boom will only open if the number on the ticket corresponds with the registration number of the ticket.

The system will shut down a potential exit strategy for car thieves and will be also a useful customer service tool. With just a registration number, parking authorities will be able to identify the date and time at which the parking area was accessed, as well as the level at which the client entered. This would also be most useful in helping drivers allocate “lost” vehicles when they forget to note their colour-coded parking level.

Inter-floor Connectivity - the parkade will boast full internal connectivity, with people able to access any floor once within the parkade. Connectivity to existing parkade - drivers will be able to access the existing Multi Storey Parkade (MSP) from floors 2, 3 and 4 of the new parkade.

Scheduled completion: First phase to be completed during the first quarter of 2007 (initial offering of about 1000 parking bays). Final completion is scheduled for late 2008.

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6. Absa International Trade Bureau (AITB)

The Absa International Trade Bureau (AITB), officially opened on 15 February 2007, is the new trade centre that was opened at O. R. Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) by the International Trade Bureau (ITB). Located directly across from the International Arrivals Hall at ORTIA, the facility spans 2 200 m2 and is able to accommodate permanent exhibition space for 122 of South Africa’s premier exporters. In addition to the ground floor space available for export companies to promote their goods and services, the mezzanine level provides office space for South African local, regional and national trade promotion agencies, as well as meeting rooms for visitors to the trade centre and a training facility.

Besides housing a permanent exhibition, the trade centre affords visitors and exhibitors access to several other useful amenities, including a business information library, a bookstore with African trade resources, refreshment areas, and a special “trade event-of-the-month” display area highlighting the leading industry trade shows in South Africa for a particular month.

The AITB management team is marketing the centre within ORTIA, through domestic and international carriers’ in-flight magazines, and by facilitating linkages with other “trade marts” in the U.S., Europe and Asia. This also includes coordinating inward buyer programmes and taking “ITB Pavilions” abroad to major international industry trade shows.

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More construction

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yeah i saw those Y shaped concrete structures and was about to take a photo-then some moronic gauteng driver almost took me off the road...(which is happens quite often these days)

Great photos kulani!

PS-I think ORTAMBO-JIA-JANSMUTS airport must be the most confusing airport in the world! I get lost even tho im a joburger! :dizzy:

Thanks for the photos!
This is a sorely needed project. The airport is confusing to first-time visitors who need to transfer between terminals (and run the gauntlet of 'helpers' who will gladly show you the way for just R10 or more :lol:).

But even worse than confusing, it's crowded. The domestic terminal is fine, but the international terminal has been desperately short of check-in and departure space for as long as I can remember. These additions will be very useful.

I'm glad to see so much progress on the Central Terminal Building. In August when I saw it, it was just a large hole in the ground. The Y-shaped pillars look interesting...I'm anxious to see the roof they'll support.

Nice photos.. Those Y shaped pillars should either be supporting the floor above (Gautrain station) or just the roof.. They keeping it in the same theme as the domestic terminal, cant find the photo of the Y-shaped columns but they have them too..

Facade (4. Terminal A Departures Upgrade and Relocation of Upper Roadway (R76 million)):

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Yeah, I've seen the Y-shaped pillars in the domestic check-in hall. But these Central Terminal Building pillars look much larger, and aren't arranged in rows, as are the domestic terminal pillars.

Thanks for creating this Kulani! It'll be a good way of keeping track of what's happening, and is defo needed given the enormity of the project.

Next time anyone flies out of ORTIA... get a pic of the international pier! :)

Thanx Kulani, this airports international terminal needed an upgrade BADLY, if not an upgrade a whole new terminal! once they sort out that confusing connection between international terminal & the domestic term.. things will be on an up for this place.

the problem with international is that there are enough check in desks but its too narrow so queing of pelepo becomes an issue

Great photos kulani!

PS-I think ORTAMBO-JIA-JANSMUTS airport must be the most confusing airport in the world! I get lost even tho im a joburger! :dizzy:

Oh its not that bad! Ha ha... But it changes a lot all the time. I used to work there for 2.5 years until 2004, and it has changed so much again...

picture of the airport upgrade work a few months ago

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Got some shots the other day...

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^^ The extension of the upper level roadway

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^^ Cranes building the Central Terminal Building (including the Gautrain station)

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^^ The end of the international pier which should open any time now..

Just read the Sunday Times and saw an tender advert from ACSA requesting consultants to assist with the planning, designing and integration of the proposed midfield terminal for the period 2007 - 2013. Looks like the development of the airport is going continue after 2010. Wonder if it will incorporate the proposed 3rd runway too. Anyway they better keep some things in mind - like access to the Gautrain. Also wonder if the new Durban airport will ever get to its 8M throughput p.a. if both ACSA and the airlines keep the hub-and-spoke system alive.

Hi Everyone!

Nice page. I was wondering if anybody has any information about the O.R Tambo airport upgrades that was announced in May. This was the long term plans up to 2022, I have a few details.

The plans include: un upgrade of the airport to handel 55 million passengers a year. This includes the new center terminal, new runway(part of it will be suspended over Great north road and atlas road), extension of the old runways, the movement of the main entrance to the N12 and the buy out of 3500 properties including the Denel property.

I was wondering if anybody have any more info on this.

Hi.

Could only find this in afrikaans.

Beeld 19-05-2007

Schalk Mouton
Die sowat 1 500 gesinne van Bonaero Park in Kempton Park aan die Oos-Rand wie se huise uitgekoop gaan word om vir ’n nuwe aanloopbaan vir die O.R. Tambo-lughawe plek te maak, kan vir eers ontspan aangesien dié transaksies glo eers in 2015 gaan plaasvind.
Dít blyk uit die finale planne van die voorgestelde ontwikkeling wat in April aan die Ekurhuleni-metroraad voorgelê is.
Volgens uittreksels van dié planne, wat in Beeld se besit is, gaan die grootste gedeeltes van Bonaero Park, insluitend uitbreidings twee en drie, asook die Caro Nome-landbouhoewe vir die ontwikkeling moet plek maak.
Die grootste gedeelte van dié areas sal platgevee word om ’n nuwe aanloopbaan te bou, terwyl dele van Witkoppierif en Impala Park in die slag gaan bly wanneer ’n pad vanaf die nuwe Rondebultweg-ingang om die oostelike aanloopbane, gebou gaan word.
Ander areas soos Atlasville in Boksburg en Glen Marais in Kempton Park sal onregstreeks geraak word.
Atlasville lê aan die afvoerstroom van die lughawe se stormwater, terwyl Glen Marais in die nuwe verre-oostelike aanloopbaan se geraassone sal val.
Die aanloopbaan gaan ook reg op die rant van die beskermde Blaauwpan val. Dié pan is in die proses om deur die metroraad aan ’n ontwikkelaar verkoop te word.
Toe ontwikkelaars vir die eerste keer in 1997 aansoek gedoen het om die pan te koop sodat hulle dit kan ontwikkel, het Gauteng se departement van landbou en omgewingsake aangedui dat hulle géén ontwikkeling hier sal toelaat nie.
Gerugte van dié planne, wat al vir die afgelope jaar die rondte doen, het huiseienaars van veral Bonaero Park in ’n toestand van paniek, aangesien die lughawensmaatskappy, Acsa, niks oor die planne bekend gemaak het nie.
Mnr. Solomon Makgale, woordvoerder van Acsa, het verlede jaar aan Beeld gesê dat ’n meesterplan met minstens vier opsies oorweeg word. Die meesterplan is tóé glo na mnr. Jeff Radebe, minister van vervoer, gestuur vir goedkeuring. Die minister se kantoor kon dít nog nie bevestig nadat Beeld ’n week gelede hieroor navraag gedoen het nie.
Volgens eiendomsagente in die area het die onsekerheid oor dié planne die huismark in veral Bonaero Park “doodgedruk” en eienaars het Acsa beskuldig dat hulle met die huismark konkel om goedkoper pryse vir eiendomme te kry.
Volgens die finale planne wat Acsa na verwagting op 19 Junie in ’n openbare vergadering aan die gemeenskap gaan bekend maak, beoog Acsa om dié aanloopbaan eers in 2020 te begin bou om vir 2022 voltooi te wees. Die verlenging van die bestaande oostelike aanloopbaan, wat in Bonaero Park gaan insny, gaan reeds in 2016 begin om aan die einde van 2017 voltooi te wees.
Slegs ’n klein deel van Bonaero Park sal nie deur die ontwikkeling geraak word nie, maar die moontlikheid bestaan dat dié óók vir latere ontwikkeling van die lughawe uitgekoop kan word.
Volgens Acsa se kommunikasieplan wat laas week met die metroraad bespreek is, beoog Acsa om in 2015 met aankope van eiendomme en die ontruiming van die area te begin. Die balans hiervan sal in 2019 voltooi word.
Volgens Makgale is dié uitbreidings noodsaaklik om die lughawe, wat met ’n passasierskapasiteit van sowat 16 miljoen per jaar reeds die besigste lughawe in Afrika is, uit te brei sodat dit 55 miljoen passasiers kan hanteer. Hiérvoor moet daar glo twee nuwe aanloopbane by die bestaande twee gevoeg word.
Die eerste van dié twee aanloopbane sal teen 2015, langs die bestaande hoofaanloopbaan, gebou word.



Só gaan die uitbreidings woongebiede raak
1. Een nuwe aanloopbaan gaan gebou word. Dié aanloopbaan gaan na aan Impala Park aan die westelike kant begin en oor Denel se bestaande perseel, deur die Caro Nome-kleinhoewe en reg langs Blaauwpan verbyloop. Aan sy noordelike punt sal die verhewe aanloopbaan bo-oor Atlasweg en Great Northweg loop, waar dit kort anderkant Great Northweg in die Pomona-kleinhoewe eindig.
2. Die bestaande oostelike aanloopbaan gaan verleng word en tot binne-in Bonearo Park loop. Die grootste gedeelte van Bonaero Park, waaronder uitbreidings twee en drie, gaan in die slag bly.
Dié area bestaan uit sowat 1 500 huise.
3. Slegs ’n klein deel van Bonaero Park gaan gespaar word, maar sal tussen twee aanloopbane gesetel wees.
4. Nóg ’n gedeelte van dié woongebied sal vir latere ontwikkeling platgestoot word.
5. ’n Verlenging van die oostelike aanloopbaan gaan in Bonaero Park insny.
6. ’n Pad om swaarverkeer te dra sal deur Bonaero Park gebou moet word om toegang tot die middelveld-vragterminaal te gee.
7. Witkoppierif en Impala Park word geraak wanneer die pad vanaf die nuwe Rondebultweg-ingang om die oostelike aanloopbane gebou word. Dié pad sal dan met Atlasweg skakel.
8. Glen Marais word nie regstreeks deur aanbouings geraak nie, maar val in die geraassone van die nuwe verre-oostelike aanloopbaan.
9. Atlasville word deur stormwaterafvoer geraak. Die lughawe se stormwater vloei in die bewaarde Blaauwpan in.
Die ontwikkelings gaan groter volumes water laat invloei. Atlasville, wat verlede jaar onder water was ná ’n hewige reënstorm, is reg onder die afvloeipunt van Blaauwpan.

is the new internatioal wing not due early 2008? looks close in Toms pics

great airport!

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thats new parking right?

I think that's temporary parking in the foreground, expanded roadway in the middleground. And I'm positive that the cranes are working on the Central Terminal Building.

looks more than tempory

I think I figured out what's going on, SA Boy. Your question was about the first picture, right? When I replied last night, that picture wasn't downloading to my computer. All I saw was the second, aerial picture (the one with the rows of corrugated roofed parking bays). :lol: Now I can see both pictures.

The cranes visible in the first picture, on the freeway side of the hotel, are working on a new multi-storey parkade. (The pink bit in this tiny site plan (http://www.acsa.co.za/home.asp?pid=2781)from ACSA.) As you said, definitely not temp parking.

Getting nice!

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Thanks, Kulani! Looks like the new international pier is operational? Or was the BA jumbo just parked there to get it out of the way?

Prob just parked there, when I was there in Dec/Jan, they also had quiet a few planes parked there so the place wasnt too congested.

I will be touching the ground there next april. Can't wait to see the changes compared to last time.

OR Tambo 'could be closed'

24/07/2007 08:58 - (SA)
Schalk Mouton, Beeld

Johannesburg - South Africa's largest and busiest airport, OR Tambo in Kempton Park on the East Rand, might be closed and replaced by a new airport somewhere else.

This option was being considered to make provision for the expected explosion in the number of passengers to flow into the country by 2022.

These expansions formed part of plans Acsa, the airports company, presented to Transport Minister Jeff Radebe at the weekend in lieu of a decision on how to prepare for the growing number of passengers.

It is expected that about 51m passengers will arrive here by 2022.

Three options

According to Nothemba Noruwana, Acsa's spokesperson, Radebe was given three options.

The first would be the expansion of the existing airport with a new centrefield passenger and cargo terminal and maybe an additional runway.

According to this plan, one of the existing runways would run into the present Bonaero Park residential area, and a third runway could run over large parts of this suburb and over the Caro Nome agricultural holdings.

The second and third options would be to close down the airport and replace it with a new airport in another area, or to build a second airport to supplement OR Tambo.

Noruwana could not say where such an airport would be built, but said it would be "close to Johannesburg, to the south or north of the city".

Radebe was expected to meet with Acsa at the end of the month to express his opinion.

"Everybody (who forms part of the decision-making process) believes that something must be done, but it is not yet clear what it should be," said Noruwana.

Residents are worried

Residents of among others Bonaero Park and Caro Nome were increasingly unsure about the influence of these expansions.

Shaun Trevelyan, an estate agent who has been working in Bonaero Park for the past 23 years, said the market value of properties in this area was dropping.

"During the past four years we sold between two and five homes a month, but during the past two months we have sold none," he said.

Last month, Acsa cancelled a meeting with the community, at which these plans would have been made known, on the minister's instructions.

According to Noruwana, Acsa will reschedule this meeting as soon as they have received feedback from the minister.

"There is a perception that we are hiding something. That is not the case. We just don't yet have the information the community expects from us."

"People want answers about whether their homes will be involved, but we cannot provide those answers yet.

"The masterplan is a document that changes all the time and this was leaked to the media. People are making critical decisions about their lives based on something that is still a concept."

Noruwana said Acsa's management preferred to expand the present airport to building alternative airports.

She said Acsa would involve the community in the decision-making processes, such as environmental impact studies, "when the time is right".

According to Acsa's predictions for the increase in passengers the new terminal must be completed by 2013 and construction must start at the end of next year.

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Guys are some of the new piers now operational?
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that out of africa shop is so expensive, you have to shove your hand right up your ass to get enough cash to buy a post card, on the other hand that liquor shop at the other end was very reasonably priced :D

OUF is not that bad and I always get a bottle of Jonny black comming through and some smellies for the missus

I only get redX here, whats the story with that?

OUF is not that bad and I always get a bottle of Jonny black comming through and some smellies for the missus

yeh, the smelly's not badly priced, my Dad actualy picked up a bottle of Dunhill Blue for me at Harare airport which was blody cheap........... & no, it aint fake.

dont you smoke Dunhill blues?

lol, not this one, I aint a smoker ;)

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hey thats Michael Naikers favourite smell, DESIRE lol

I learn from the best ekse ;)

The new pier is apparently operational now. Should make departures considerably better.

cool, will be there next week

Great news. More space! And even better news - more jetways! I'm sure we can all list many times when we arrive at Jo'burg on a fully loaded jumbo, only to taxi past empty jetways (or even worse, a jetway unloading a 737 just arrived from a regional flight), go north to a remote stand somewhere near Pretoria, and then have to board the bus fleet to drive back to the main terminal. Hopefully there will be much less of that!

Will the new pier include any new arrival space (passport control, baggage halls, etc.) on the lower level? Or will the existing two halls still handle all international arrivals?

I always check in and turn right all the way to behind the SAA Business class check in area and use these 5 customs desks. Much quicker and always empty compares to the main customs processing area

Yeah, I also head for that area. There's never many passengers there compared to the other area which can be a nightmare in the evenings.

I saw quite a few aircraft parked at the new pier last Friday 03/08, Emirates, Cathay, Air Mauritius. When exactly did it open, anyone know which airline or flight was first?

ill take some pics whern I arrive/depart for you non frequent flyers

Here's some pics

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cant see as those sites are block by UAE

I can't post the pics directly onto this forum. All that comes up is a dot. Not sure if it's a Flickr thing or if I'm just being brainless.

It's looking good! Hope the duty free is interesting! Wonder if they're going to allocate certain airlines to the new pier?

I can't post the pics directly onto this forum. All that comes up is a dot. Not sure if it's a Flickr thing or if I'm just being brainless.

Sorry, the owner has restricted URL aliasing on the pictures. I have had to do some dirty trickery to get them here so SA BOY can see them.

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is that the new pier??

Woo-hoo, travelators!!!

I always check in and turn right all the way to behind the SAA Business class check in area and use these 5 customs desks. Much quicker and always empty compares to the main customs processing area

I meant for arrivals, not departures. Will the new pier include any additional space for arriving international passenger processing, or will the existing two halls still handle all such passengers?

For departures, last time I used this wonderful corridor that connects the domestic check-in level with international departures. (Not sure if it's still there now that the construction is in full swing.) If you already have a boarding pass for your international flight, the corridor is a breeze - it has its own emigration control desks with very little queuing. :banana: Of course this route only works for those of us flying into Jo'burgh from other SA cities. I detest the main international check-in hall. :ohno: In almost 20 years, I've never once seen that place be anything other than a zoo.

its too narrow and I hate it too. Thanks god for the red carpet and the business check in

I saw quite a few aircraft parked at the new pier last Friday 03/08, Emirates, Cathay, Air Mauritius. When exactly did it open, anyone know which airline or flight was first?

I spoke to someone who works for AF as a ground attendant and appaently they were the first airline to use the new international pier. It must have been their late night arrival flight.

saw it when landing in jozi on sunday. it was looking good...sadly not many planes were using it... any reason? it was at 7pm, def before the international flights all start leaving

yay.. positive exposure for jozi!

Delta strikes gold in SA

THE US carrier Delta has turned in a stunning report card eight months after it inaugurated a service to South Africa that skeptics believed would fail.

No USA carrier has operated successfully into sub Saharan Africa for almost twenty years, so it was somewhat ironic when the man whose job it was to turn off the lights then for Pan Am, was back in Johannesburg to report on Delta’s success.

South African-born director of sales for Africa, Middle East and India, Jimmy Eichelgruen told TravelHub that passenger numbers have not only proved the skeptics wrong, but also surprised Delta.

In eight months the airline has carried some 34 000 passengers originating in the USA and 46 000 originating in SA. While the average load factor has been 80 %, since mid June they have not had an empty economy seat available on any of their daily flights.

Equipment on the route will be upgraded from a Boeing 767-300 to a 767-400 with effect from October 27. The refurbished larger aircraft have 22 more seats of which seven are in business class. All passengers will now have leather seating and their own on-demand in-flight entertainment.

Eichelgruen said that Delta is now being taken seriously as a force that is helping develop South Africa tourism. This month Johannesburg features on the front cover of their in-flight magazine and the city will be positively exposed to their nine million passengers.

The flight from Atlanta is via Dakar in Senegal and is proving an attraction also for passengers from Latin America who would like to get to Africa, he said.

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wow that the new wing right?
cant wait, only 5 more sleeps till SA

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WOW, beutiful :shocked:
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.....if 2010 means this.....then it is worth every single rand invested in it!!!

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wow, that's is really great. i am impressed with this extension, i can't imagine how the rest of the airport will look like once its all finished.

....it crazy but its good!

Upington, isn't there some of CT International's newish international departures mixed in there? Looks familiar from my hometown?

....nope, its all ORT all the way!....dont think CPT will be ready until 2 years or so...ask Mo Rush??

I'm almost positive that the 5th picture is the CPT international departures area.

The Jo'burg photos look great.

It cant be joburg since it hasnt rained here in months, so that cancels the first couple photos out but very nice nonetheless

unless it rained and i was asleep for the whole day
but i dont think so

^^ Yah lol I noticed that too! It rained in Joburg?????

yip, those first pics are Cape Town.... definitely. ORT doesnt have any such little trees and flowers on airside. And you can see the Stellenbosch mountains behind the MH Jumbo :)

nice pics! cant wait to be leaving from here

....what you see depends on where you are standing....

Naw I'm triple sure some of them are CPT, if anything for the fact that the greenery surrounding that MAS 747 is most certainly not ORTIA.... :)

But in any case - the pics rock!

Are there shops in the new pier? Can't wait to fly from there on my way to Japan at the end of the year.

I'm almost positive that the 5th picture is the CPT international departures area.

The Jo'burg photos look great.

Yes, the 5th picture is Cape Town international, here's a similar picture from the Cape Town international thread which shows that it is exactly the same area with the same shops. That said, the pictures really rock. I can't wait to see the finished airports after this upgrade.

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Sjoe... thank God... was beginning to think I was fogetting what my home city looks like... thanks for confimrming Cape Town for me. Thought I was getting Saffer-amnesia.

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I preferred the 70s 'puzzle-look' that Jan Smuts used to have.. lol. It looked more.. er.. airporty.

But it was dark. And the inside looked hideous (still looks hideous if you're in the right...err..wrong part of the international terminal).

we getting some fancy airports, lol

I preferred the 70s 'puzzle-look' that Jan Smuts used to have.. lol. It looked more.. er.. airporty.

you mean the places with the non working travelators and the 80s linilium on the floor and a single picture or advert nevermind colour , yuck

Are the 5200 parking bays promised on this render on schedule? Anyone knows?

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Are the 5200 parking bays promised on this render on schedule? Anyone knows?

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Should be done pretty soon - was at JNB last week and the new parkade looked 75% done from what I saw. There's not much finishing to do inside parkades - minimal plumbing, basic electricity, no bulkheads etc so when its finished externally it's pretty much done internally as well AFAIK.

i think CTIA's new 2010 terminal will get some travellators.

It's going to be a walk and a half from the parking bays to the terminals! They will need to put travelators along the way. Would be nice though if they had a mini monorail lol.

i think CTIA's new 2010 terminal will get some travellators.

Cool! Probably something for the CTIA 2010 upgrade thread ;)

Cool! Probably something for the CTIA 2010 upgrade thread ;)

jeez. was just referring to the images of the ORTIA travellators.

Check this out - African Lounge under WOW Projects, I love it, like it, love it...

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Thanks DB. That is very nice.

A bit too OTT IMO :)

It is, too much to look at, they should have cut down on the decor.

I like it. Airports can be very sterile paces so why not go over the top.

that must be in the first glass triangle cos you have new e big 5 duty free and News cafe in the other 2

A bit too OTT IMO :)

The lounge, or that woman's breasts? :lol:
Seriously, the breasts are fine, but I agree with you on the lounge. The decorator went overboard in a big way. Sure, airports tend to be sterile. But there must be some middle ground between sterile and this. It looks like a shopping mall curio shop run amok.

Which airlines will use this lounge? Anyone know?

I actually like the lounge.

The lounge, or that woman's breasts? :lol:
Seriously, the breasts are fine, but I agree with you on the lounge. The decorator went overboard in a big way. Sure, airports tend to be sterile. But there must be some middle ground between sterile and this. It looks like a shopping mall curio shop run amok.

Which airlines will use this lounge? Anyone know?

if its where I think it is then its not a dedicated lounge but a public lounge

Damn didnt notice those heavenly boosoms, see how much of a distraction the curio is!!!

Boks are here, anyone getting pics of them at the airport?

if its where I think it is then its not a dedicated lounge but a public lounge

Yeah I think it's a public restaurant/bar calling itself a "lounge".

....the new international boarding lounges....FABULOUS!....just had to see it for myself!!!!!!!

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Nice pic Upington. Are there many shops and eating places in the new pier?

....not yet but there is a shop ready for opening as you enter.....not sure if its a restaurant.....whole place looks brilliant.....downside....there are a couple of spazas and one plays loud ghetto rap music...don't get it????


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International departures. Took a few pics because our plane went missing (I shit you not), and we had to wait for another one. I was bored. took pics to keep me occupied.

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That is the one part of the new wing - gates 3 - 16 I think.

Thanks for the pictures! Too bad about the rap music. I've never understood why airports all over the world go out of their way to be noisy.

I remember reading that the new pier has an area for passengers who need to be bussed to the plane. Is that the area shown in the last few pictures?

WOW those pics are awesome! ORTIA has really come along very nicely!

That is the one part of the new wing - gates 3 - 16 I think.

I thought the bussing gates were gates 19-30 (have a look at the live arrivals / departures of the ACSA website).


I remember reading that the new pier has an area for passengers who need to be bussed to the plane. Is that the area shown in the last few pictures?

Yes. Incidentally the escalator shown is the longest in Southern Africa apparently.

I'm 99% those are bussing gates, as boarding always at all international airports occurs at a second story level when using a jetway. I'm actually really shocked in one sense that ACSA didn't expand ORTIA sufficiently. Yes, the upgrades are impressive, I do agree it is a massive improvement... but, I do think they should've constructed a northern pier adjacent to the east/west international pier to accommodate more airside aircraft parking and embarking via jetways. Plus, domestic also needs a pier. Having almost all linear parking is a very inefficient way of operating embark/disembarkation and aircraft parking. I just think if ACSA wants to invest billions in airport infrastructure, we should do it properly and not have tourists and business travellers have to slug it from the terminal via a bus up the stairs to their aircraft. I don't even believe the CTIA will have sufficient jetway access when completed.

yip these were the bussing gates - and it was 19 - 30.

Annman, the long-term goal is to build another terminal, somewhere between the 2 existing runways (According to an ACSA plan I saw a few years ago, it's supposed to go at the southern end of the airport compound, near the N12.). So that will eventually lead to more jetway gates, but such relief is a long way off. Buses will be a staple at JNB (and CPT) for many years.

:cry: Ah, it makes our airports look "un-world-class" Boo-hoo!

In a way, it does. But some 'world class' airports use buses in addtion to their dozens of jetways. I was bused twice at Frankfurt and once at Heathrow, all within the past 10 years, and none of those involved a small plane.

Airports starting to look great. Haha its amazing to think of the old Jan Smuts look and to see it now. To me busses are not to bad. Was at madrid airport in June and took a bus to my plan but that was after being in a SUPER COOL 10MIN FULLING AUTOMATIC MONORAIL. was awsome.

International departures. Took a few pics because our plane went missing (I shit you not), and we had to wait for another one. I was bored. took pics to keep me occupied.


Happened to me as well, they didnt know where the plane was parked, we took the bus & went one direction then the driver was informed by the tower that our plane was no longer parked at its original place & strolled & parked at the other end of the airport! I hate those stupid buses!

Yeah, I've been bussed several times at major world airports including off a 744 at Heathrow. Being an airport enthusiast I like it (depending on the weather of course) as it gives a good view of the activity. Very few airports have enough aerobridges for peak times.

i just love those floors in the new pier, i hope they change all floors including the old terminals to these ones.

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Im coming back home on the 21st dec. Do you know weather BA flights coming from the UK will land and dock at the pier please?

In my experience at JNB (all of it pre-pier), flights are assigned gates on a seemingly random basis. The exact same flight, from the exact same city, on the exact same type of aircraft, arriving at the exact same time is sometimes assigned the same gate as the previous day, or sometimes not even assigned a gate at all, but sent to the remote parking area at the north end.

Kulani that's a really kewl fisheye shot of the second one! Hoping to get some good shots of the pier next week.

I want to get those tiles in my house now Kulani :D

so nice n glossy!!

I wish i was in control of the travel-ator speed when the AUS cricket team steps on

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I want to get those tiles in my house now Kulani :D

so nice n glossy!!

To me it looks like people could be slipping and sliding to buggery on those. They are rather shiny.

Haha I was also wondering that.

I went to 1 guys mansion in Joburg this year, he had tile like these in his backyard, his wifes idea because "it looked nice" it was'nt even out door tile, so 1 rainy day she silped fell & fractured her ankle, he told me he laughed at her.

they are acutally very good public spaces and high traffic tiles as they are porcelin so are impurvious to staining, scuffing and shattering

I went to 1 guys mansion in Joburg this year, he had tile like these in his backyard, his wifes idea because "it looked nice" it was'nt even out door tile, so 1 rainy day she silped fell & fractured her ankle, he told me he laughed at her.

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thanks Upington, your pictures of the airport are very nice. never seen before on this and other forums. keep it up.

The international departures section still makes me feel quezzy, they've got to brighten that place up!

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JNB is one of the best airports anywhere for planespotting. It gets a wide variety of airlines and many of them spend an extended time on the apron.

The domestic terminal is great and so is international departures once you get beyond check-in. However international arrivals aren't good. The newer T1 is ok but T2 has been a mess for years and looks worse each time I pass through. It's unbelievable that ACSA has done nothing to improve this section. It doesn't even look as if any maintenance work has been done. Last time I was there the ceiling was falling apart, there were exposed wires and broken tiles and everything was filthy. If it hadn't looked this way a year ago I'd have assumed it was about to be gutted. It's embarrassing to hear the comments from foreign passengers. I realise most large airports have older sections which often don't match the newer sections but T2 has been languishing at a standard below some of the worst African airports for far too long. ACSA needs to do something pronto.

Agreed Greg... Went through there last upon my return to SA in Dec06. I was surprised that this was OR Tambo. Landing internationally in Cape Town this Dec07, CTIA international is a million times better... okay, granted it is a terminal built only a couple odd years ago. However, CTIA is once again upgrading and with the most international passengers arriving in SA via ORTIA, this airport HAS TO provide at least a decent first impression. Another thing... ORTIA needs to get baggage handling problems under bloody control.

Agreed Greg... Went through there last upon my return to SA in Dec06. I was surprised that this was OR Tambo. Landing internationally in Cape Town this Dec07, CTIA international is a million times better... okay, granted it is a terminal built only a couple odd years ago. However, CTIA is once again upgrading and with the most international passengers arriving in SA via ORTIA, this airport HAS TO provide at least a decent first impression. Another thing... ORTIA needs to get baggage handling problems under bloody control.

I hope that the Ekurhuleni will also beutify R21 to the airport, even if its just to cut the grass. Its a disgrace.

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I hope that the Ekurhuleni will also beutify R21 to the airport, even if its just to cut the grass. Its a disgrace.

And they must bloody install lights on that highway!!! It is so dark, especially for first time visitors arriving at night!!

Nice pics KS - with respect to the 3rd one:

I've noticed from peoples pics as well as being at the airport that inspite of the fact that ACSA installed 2 airbirdges per gate in the new pier, most airlines (those handled by Equity in particular - hence most of the international carriers into JNB) only use one. I find this bizarre since using both would save time on boarding and hence improve on time performance. One of the older gates in the international section also has 2 and I've almost never seen them both being used simaltaneously.

And they must bloody install lights on that highway!!! It is so dark, especially for first time visitors arriving at night!!


The unfortunate part is that the Ekurhuleni municipality is too sleepy.

Nice pics KS - with respect to the 3rd one:

I've noticed from peoples pics as well as being at the airport that inspite of the fact that ACSA installed 2 airbirdges per gate in the new pier, most airlines (those handled by Equity in particular - hence most of the international carriers into JNB) only use one. I find this bizarre since using both would save time on boarding and hence improve on time performance. One of the older gates in the international section also has 2 and I've almost never seen them both being used simaltaneously.

They are still using both piers as they are separating First and business class from economy. They did this when I flew a BA 747 flight to London.

They are still using both piers as they are separating First and business class from economy. They did this when I flew a BA 747 flight to London.

Good to hear although not all the airlines are using both. I've seen many SAA A340s, Virgin Nigeria B767s to name a few that only use 1. Well done BA!!!

Nice pics KS - with respect to the 3rd one:

I've noticed from peoples pics as well as being at the airport that inspite of the fact that ACSA installed 2 airbirdges per gate in the new pier, most airlines (those handled by Equity in particular - hence most of the international carriers into JNB) only use one. I find this bizarre since using both would save time on boarding and hence improve on time performance. One of the older gates in the international section also has 2 and I've almost never seen them both being used simaltaneously.

most international airports use seperate airbridges for first/buisness and economy, thats what you so much much for when you fly up front

I Don't think we have seen this before. Looks like a rough idea of what the airport will look like come 2010.......

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It includes Gautrain station, the new parking areas and the central terminal that is under construction at the moment.

Posted that a while ago in the Gautrain thread i think, but thanks for the repost

Ja sorry about that, I had a feeling I had seen it.
I was really wanting to just start up some conversation by getting people intrested in it again. We haven't heard much on this.... they must be proggressing quite steadly with the terminal and so....

I should have some access to high res images of the airport soon, will post em

shot, was very impressed with the domestic section of this airport, though had the usual niggles, my plane parked on the other end of the airport, so it took them 15minutes to find a staircase, then the bus ride to the terminal was the best & took them half & hour to get my bags into the conveyor, but other than that the domestic section is really cool, I hope the International will look more like this, havent been to that new pier yet, but the pics look great.

Any pictures of how the Central Terminal is progressing? ;)

Flying up to Jozi from the Cape this weekend... will get pictures of both airports and post them Tuesday next week. :cheers:

And I'm flying down to the Cape next weekend for some fun in the sun :cheers:

flying to the library to study. lol

I flew to canteen to eat, LOL

^^Off topic, but... There is a new wine bar in Stellenbosch called the Library... you can go there, and answer your cell guilt free when your parents call! :lol:
Yes, I promise mom, I'm at the Library :cheers:

As I promised the guys in the CTIA thread... I was going to Jo'burg and would get construction pics as they seem to be becoming rare. Unfortunately, these are not as great as the CTIA progress pics, due to ORTIA's intense construction hoarding, so getting close is difficult. Here are some of the Gautrain viaduct and station, Central Terminal Building and one I just like of the Domestic interior.
*Some aerial pics I took of Sandton and Johannesburg CBD and Soweto coming soon*

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Wow - the Central Terminal looks like it's going to be impressive when it's done.

Yea wow the CTB is getting along great! Looks like they've got the glass in place and all

will they get ridf those brutalist natiolist aero bridges and the crappy corridors with plastic floor you have to walk along? the new domestic is great the international depart is great but that bit in the middle is horendous

I haven't seen the actual plans, but from an architect's logical reasoning, I would assume they will... I'd have to assume those corridors and airbridges are temporary to keep capacity high along the terminal for aircraft parking, whilst they construction hoard right behind it. Once the CTB is done, would make sense the airside would then flow seamlessly between the international and domestic terminals.

not temp ones, the ones from the 80s

Let's hold thumbs... with a over R2billion budget just for the CTB, let's hope they get removed.

not temp ones, the ones from the 80s

when I was there last week I got the idea that they are covering all of that brown concrete thingies. The international hall is extended - so the part where cars originally parked for drop-off is now part of the departures and arrivals - with a new cafe. So think we can kiss them goodbye.

A couple Video giving a break down of construction.....

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Heres a photo of the new central terminal building.....its a bit small and I don't know if its a actual photo or a computer rendering.

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Looks like its going to stay exactly the same....

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Hi

I visited the airport yesterday to pick up passengers and would like to report the following that I observed in the 90 minutes I was early for their arrival (a gate was open next to the domestic terminal and the guard was friendly, in domestic level 1 is now only a curtain that seperates the new CTB with the domestic terminal and I could look at the terminal building):

1. The Central Terminal is nearly completed with a lot of lights on last night.
2. The design is similar inside than the current domestic terminal with a very high ceiling at the entrance on the ground floor. The drop off section in connected with "bridges"to the public area - similar to the domestic terminal.
3. It seems that the shopping and food court area of the domestic terminal will be extended into the new CTB. The shops and restaurants that used to be next to the new CTB have temporarily been relocated to the second level of the parking garage.
4. From the top floor and first floor of the multistory parking garage I could see a further set of escalators and a lift that have been installed that leeds to a level lower that the road and on the same level as the basement parking with access to the basement parking (from the ground floor) - I assume that their will be no need anymore to cross the roads with all the traffic to access the parking garages but one will access the CTB on this basement level as well as on level two - underneath the upper road way. - the escalators, lifts and access have all been completed but is still boarded up - ready for the 1 September partial opening.
5. I assume that the temporary walkway on level 2 of the multistory parking garage between domestic and international terminals will be closed after the 1 September date.
6. From the restaurant on the departures level of the international departures level, the access bridge to the Gautrain station can be seen that will link the Gautrain station to the CTB on level 3.
7. The passenger concourse box of the Gautrain station have been completed as can be seen on the Gautrain website.
8. The openings between the new section of the International terminal (the old road) and the check in counters have largely been completed although no new check-in counters have been build as yet. It seems that the lighting in the check-in portion of the International terminal are in the process of being upgraded to make the whole place better lit and not so dark.
9. Accross check in counters 95 - 104 on the level 3 Nandos have opened. Where the old restaurants were on level 3 above the check in counters many new offices were build and are now ready to be occupied.
10. The arrivals area is still a bit of a mess with all shops and currecy exchange moved to temporary structures where the road normally runs. The Terminal 2 and Terminal 1 Arrivals are link by these roadside shops.
11. The level where the old banks and restaurants were located in the international arrivals hall are being extended to create a floor that will run the full extend of the arrivals levels.
12. Above terminal 2 the state protocol lounge and even more office space are already operating.
13. The second phase of the second multistory parking garage are progressing quickly and the walkways to the new parking garages have been completed - much wider passages.)
14. The Gautrain bridge pillars are progressing well and it seems that only the pillars closest to the international terminal still need to be completed. After this the bridge can be pusshed into position.

It seems that the high level of Chaos at OR Tambo will only remain for the remainder of this month and much less chaos will be experienced from 1 September (this date from an ACSA official).

The next phase will be to make the people (Passport control, Customs, Security etc) as possitive and welcoming like the infrastructure will be.

Regards

HigerBigger (Not Higher, Higer)

^^ :) Thanks, that a great, in depth update! Now, we need to mobilise our Jo'burg Skyscrapercity troops to invade the new CTB at ORTIA on the 1st of September to go take lots of pictures... :poke:

Thanks for the update HiggerBigger and welcome to SA SSC.

We got plenty of new members this day, I just wonder how may South African SSC members we got even though they not that much active.

Hi

I found the following artist impressions of the Central Terminal Building and this reflect what I saw when I had a look last weekend.

http://architectafrica.com/images1/bin9/acsa3-750.jpg
http://architectafrica.com/images1/bin9/acsa2-750.jpg
http://architectafrica.com/images1/bin9/acsa1-750.jpg

The designs by Bentel and the photos from www.architectafrica.com
I cannot wait for the opening!

Enjoy!

I found the following images on the net with the credits as above

It is clear that the design of the Domestic terminal is used and it will form and integrated open space next to the road.

The international terminal is upgraded and is getting the same feel and floors.

Enjoy
http://architectafrica.com/images1/bin9/acsa3-750.jpg
http://architectafrica.com/images1/bin9/acsa2-750.jpg
http://architectafrica.com/images1/bin9/acsa1-750.jpg

Awesome :D thanks

WOW .... :applause:

Woah...words cannot describe the sexiness I think that possesses.

Absolutely awesome! :applause:

about f*cking time, the place looks dreadful as it is.

Just stumbled across these....intresting

ORT International Airport 1960's

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2694692607_77790a57e2.jpg?v=0

ORT International Airport 1969

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3093/2694692359_4686959baa_o.jpg

ORT International Airport 1970

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3222/2695511346_84daac4d96.jpg?v=0


And the future/present.....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3089/2694693039_793d80fd00_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/2694693083_06f8810e99.jpg?v=0

Thank the Lord for progress! We'd be welcoming 2010 visitors in a glorified hangar back then... :)

From the Cape Argus (http://www.capeargus.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4584793)

30 August 2008
Brand new OR Tambo just months away
Terminal building to offer shopping mall, better passenger flow and tightened security
Kevin Ritchie (Cape Argus)

By Wednesday, 80 000 people a day will realise there is light at the end of the tunnel as they make their way in and out of Johannesburg. In four days' time, the Airports Company of SA (Acsa) will quietly inaugurate the first phase of its R2.2 billion central terminal building.

Radiating off a massive African-themed atrium more in keeping with Johannesburg's modern megamalls, the new building will boast an impressive retail mall with all the accoutrements, but its real purpose is to revolutionise the way Africa's largest airport handles passengers.

At present, the airport handles 80 000 passengers a day on 600 outgoing and incoming flights. It handles 240 000 items of baggage in the same period. These are figures that grow exponentially every year.

And, typically, OR Tambo was never built with the thought that African travellers are normally seen off by 10 or more people and greeted on their return by the same number.

"Airports weren't designed with that number in mind or the fact that these 'meeters and greeters' will come to the airport three hours before departure or arrival," says OR Tambo International airport general manager Chris Hlekane.

"The international thing about airports is that as we design them, the dynamics of the passengers are changing."

The new central terminal building is intended to address this.

For a start, the public areas, from the central terminal to the international departures area - long a dingy, drab and stuffy section - have been extended and lightened up dramatically.

Another cultural aspect that the central terminal addresses, says Hlekane, is the typical South African aversion to queueing or any other form of time wasting.

Acsa has installed self-service check-in terminals away from the traditional check-in counters and light strips above the parking bays in the parkades.

These lights, which automatically turn red when the bay is occupied and green when vacant, are a huge time saver, a relief to anyone who has ever tried to find parking in peak hours at the airport. The parking bays can now hold up to 12 000 cars.

The central terminal also provides for the seamless integration of other road transport.

The Gautrain station, several metres above ground level, is complete and has been handed over to the train construction team.

"I don't have the timeline on hand," says Hlekane, "but you can see the tracks from the balcony."

You can also see the concrete pylons, which will raise the track almost four storeys above ground level as the Gautrain ultimately rolls right into the central terminal, disgorging passengers inside the building and from there, down escalators to international departures and onto their flights.

There are plans, too, to integrate the eventual eastern rollout of Johannesburg's Bus Rapid Transport System to OR Tambo.

But all of that only deals with getting people into and out of the airport - the central terminal's overarching aim is to link the northern end of OR Tambo, which currently houses the two international terminals, with the southern end and its domestic terminal - a distance of 930m.

By the time the third and final phase of the project is completed in June, the distances will be shorter; there'll be new signage making it more difficult to get lost; and the working parts of the terminals - as opposed to the initial passenger reception and holding facilities after check-in - will be integrated.

This means new operational facilities from baggage carousels to customs desks and boarding areas can be redirected at a moment's notice to serve either domestic or international departures or arrivals, depending on the airport's operational needs - which at peak times equates to 50 to 55 aircraft arriving or taking off every hour.

Another innovation is the airside corridor that runs on the apron side of the building to allow the rapid transfer of international passengers to connecting domestic flights and vice versa - a fundamental advance on the previous system.

"We're the continent's hub, we're the biggest airport on the continent, but the dramatic increase in passenger volumes spurred on by the advent of low-cost airlines has meant that we've seen radical and ongoing change in our facilities over the last decade," says Acsa's communications manager at OR Tambo, Nothemba Noruwana.

"There has been a boom in international air travel too and we simply can't rely on the buildings we have. We have to create efficiencies wherever we can to keep the flow moving."

This is a mantra for Acsa as it looks to build a new airport at La Mercy in Durban and a new central terminal at Cape Town International Airport.

"Our challenge is to keep the majority of people moving like they had planned to do."

It's something that has made the project that much more difficult than others; OR Tambo had to remain operational throughout the renovation and refurbishment, as well as cope with unexpected discoveries, like the fact that the slope from south to north was 9m, effectively forcing passengers catching connecting flights to walk uphill for almost a kilometre.

It has all been fixed now and Hlekane is months away from having his new purpose-designed airport.

"The challenge is to marry what we've done to our service levels because airports can be a traumatising experience."

Part of this involves putting Acsa's customer service desk, the call centre effectively, on the ground floor of the atrium and deploying other customer service staff throughout the terminal, to answer questions on anything from baggage to directions and transfers.

Hlekane's biggest nightmare is two-fold: satisfying the passengers and complying with aviation security requirements. In many ways, the two overlap.

"I ask myself whether I've ensured that the systems are in place to guarantee that we will be allowed to operate. Secondly, are we giving passengers value for money? How close are we to closing the gap between customer expectation and reality?"

Baggage pilferage is one area of security that needed attention. Last year, theft from luggage as it was being unloaded and placed on the carousels was at 30 cases a day.

A year later, after the creation of a specialised baggage theft unit, this had dropped to six a month.

The targeting of rich passengers is another issue, especially those coming into the country with foreign exchange and expensive items.

"We're an international hub, we attract all sorts of different people - and criminals because we have a concentration of affluent people," says Noruwana.

There are over 1 000 police officers, SAPS and an Ekurhuleni Metro Police department stationed at the airport, but it isn't enough - Noruwana feels the airport has to be proactive.

There've been reports of syndicates targeting international travellers, robbing them on their arrival at home. The establishment of a high-level, multi-disciplinary taskforce has led to high-profile arrests, including the person police believe was the mastermind.

The new banking areas in the central terminal will remove passengers from prying eyes to secure areas to change traveller's cheques.

"The journey's just begun," says Hlekane. "Excellence is about that, moving closer to the expectations of passengers, getting a strong policing presence without becoming intimidating, changing the mindsets, not just of the 1 200 Acsa staff on the premises, but the other 20 000 staff working at OR Tambo.

"There are 80 000 people passing through here daily - someone won't be happy. Yes, there'll be bad experiences and there'll be complaints, never compliments.

"Most people will have had a good time, they'll have achieved what they wanted, we'll have brought them closer to their loved ones. It's sad that those who had wonderful experiences never speak about them.

"But we need to replicate their experience, pass it on to everyone and do this every single day."

This sounds great....

-----------------

OR Tambo's new arrivals hall ready for the rush
IMKE VAN HOORN | JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - Sep 02 2008 17:59

A cleaner is sweeping dust from the brand-new, brown and white stone floor. A construction worker is doing a check of the staircases while project managers, wearing yellow reflective vests and pink hard hats, inspect the building one last time.

At the shiny new international arrivals hall at OR Tambo International Airport, empty desks are waiting to receive the first passengers. From early on Wednesday morning, this space will belong to the millions of airline passengers arriving in South Africa's biggest city from all over the world.

Shaped like a rugby ball lying on its side, the 18 000-square-metre, three-level Central Terminal Building at OR Tambo International Airport is spacious with bright white walls.

According to the Airports Company South Africa (Acsa), international passengers will be "welcomed in style" -- a far cry from the dusty, crowded space that has served as the temporary international arrivals hall for the past three years, where passengers needed to find their way through small passages, confused by badly worded directions and notices.

According to Kesavan Naicker, manager of all construction projects at the airport, an important requirement of the new building was to create more space and make it easier for passengers to find their way by "reducing the number of decision points".

After passing through passport control, passengers face a choice between two colours: follow the passage with red walls if they have goods to declare, or go the green route otherwise.

Then comes the entrance to the spacious new arrivals hall, which is two-and-a-half times larger than its predecessor. Waiting behind a sleek-looking glass wall will be those who have come to welcome their friends or relatives.

From the new space, newly arrived passengers can walk directly to the domestic terminal, without leaving the building, or pass through an underground tunnel to the parking lot.

"Passengers no longer need to go outside to walk to another terminal," says Naicker.

The design of the Central Terminal Building, which cost R2,3-billion, places departures predominantly on the first floor, with arrivals at ground level.

From December this year, phone shops, foreign exchange services, a post office and various eateries will already be serving customers on the third level. By April next year, the international departures hall on the second floor will open, with 75 new check-in counters.

Redesigned yellow, blue and green direction and information signs -- to replace the old black-and-white ones -- mean international passengers won't easily get lost.

The new arrivals hall is part of the airport's preparations for the Soccer World Cup in 2010. OR Tambo caters for about 80 000 passengers daily.

Last year the airport served about 19-million passengers and, according to Acsa, it will be able to accommodate 24-million passengers come 2010. It expects 350 000 extra passengers during the six weeks of the tournament.

The airport's services will be boosted by the installation of extra baggage carousels: two extra at domestic arrivals, in addition to the six existing ones, and 10 instead of the current seven at international arrivals. Four of these are 90m baggage carousels designed for bigger aircraft like the Airbus A380.

And for those who couldn't face the confined space of an aircraft toilet, these amenities have received special attention. Says Naicker: "People complained they couldn't find the toilets. In the new building every zone has its own toilet facilities."

Even modern dads have not been forgotten, he adds. The new toilet facilities include separate nappy-changing rooms, "so fathers can also change the nappies of their child and mothers can wait with the luggage".

http://www.mg.co.za/article/2008-09-02-or-tambos-new-arrivals-hall-ready-for-the-rush

New OR Tambo arrival hall opens
Sep 2 2008 7:01PM

Johannesburg - Wednesday sees the opening of the first phase of the R2.3bn central terminal building (CTB) at Johannesburg's OR Tambo international airport.
The CTB development is the largest single terminal building project that the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has ever embarked on.

Tomorrow's opening will see most arriving international passengers being processed through OR Tambo's new international arrivals facility at the CTB, which includes a more user-friendly customs control process. Once international passengers have been processed, they will be received into a new international arrivals public concourse, two and a half times larger than OR Tambo's current international arrivals halls.

The opening of the 18 000 square meter space will also boast some retail facilities including a post office, cellular phone shops and foreign exchange services with various eateries expected to open by December this year. Next month will also mark the opening of the CTB's retail facility and has been designed to link directly into to the current domestic retail level.

By April next year, the new departures hall will boast 75 new check-in counters, effectively linking O.R. Tambo's international and domestic check-in facilities. At this point, passengers will be able to enjoy a fully complete multi-level terminal building located between the international and domestic terminals. In line with existing airport flow, departures activity will predominantly be on the upper level with arrivals activity on the ground level. The mezzanines will offer retail facilities and basements will be in use for services and baggage handling.

The project will be fully complete in December next year following the complete installation of the new baggage management system at international arrivals. Once the system is complete, a total of ten new baggage reclaim carousels will be in operation, four of which are 90 meter baggage carousels specifically designed for the massive new generation aircraft such as the Airbus A380.

Gautrain station

Further, the construction of the Gautrain Station has been completed and has been handed over to Bombela for final finishing. The station is the first Gautrain station to be completed and handed over. The rail line will be elevated above the airport precinct (over the upper roadway system) and will be directly connected to the CTB.

OR Tambo's general manager, Chris Hlekane, said: "Tomorrow's opening is an important milestone as it marks the start of the completion of the final piece in our massive infrastructure development programme in the run- up to 2010. It gives me great pleasure to declare that OR Tambo is on track for 2010 and beyond."

The first phase of the new Central Terminal Building opened yesterday and according to David O'Sullivan from Radio 702 that did an outside broadcast from the airport yesterday, it is magnificent.

The open space inside is big enough to swallow a building the size of the Airport Intercontinental Hotel inside with the roof nearly 40 meters high. Lots of natural light and even more amazed passengers that is experiencing a better international arrivals experience than the one of the last 8 months with the conversion of the old arrivals that already started.

All this and not a single photo today in any newspaper or on the 702 website? Who will take the first photos?

^^ I was listening to David also and he made me wanna drive to the airport. I don't know if they read the sms but I sent the following to him "If only the Ekhuruleni Municipality could come to the party and imprve the looks on R21 as it will be sad to go out of that magnificent airpot only to drive on R21 which is not being maintained at all"

:master: Someone in Joeys PRETTY PRETTY PLEASE... Drive down there and take some pics! We are all so so curious!? Can't wait to see...

Will do my best.

^^ I was listening to David also and he made me wanna drive to the airport. I don't know if they read the sms but I sent the following to him "If only the Ekhuruleni Municipality could come to the party and imprve the looks on R21 as it will be sad to go out of that magnificent airpot only to drive on R21 which is not being maintained at all"

The R21 must be maintained by the South African National Roads Agency - SANRAL

I could not resist but only had my Phone with me to take pictures.

Inside the New Central Terminal Building:

Where I started, at the Mens Room - Look at the Marble on the wall:
http://gallery.me.com/janlouis/100053/IMG_0051/web.jpg

From the New A2 Arrivals to the old arrivals:
http://gallery.me.com/janlouis/100053/IMG_0052/web.jpg

A nice Florist:
http://gallery.me.com/janlouis/100053/IMG_0053/web.jpg

The Vodashop is Open, MTN next door not yet:
http://gallery.me.com/janlouis/100053/IMG_0054/web.jpg

The signage to exit the terminal with the tunnel underneath the road to both parking garages:
http://gallery.me.com/janlouis/100053/IMG_0055/web.jpg

An entrance/exit from the road still closed as the pavement is not yet finished:
http://gallery.me.com/janlouis/100053/IMG_0056/web.jpg

The A2 Arrivals door with all the natural light flooding from 40 meters above:
http://gallery.me.com/janlouis/100053/IMG_0057/web.jpg

People waiting for passengers with the currency exchanges:
http://gallery.me.com/janlouis/100053/IMG_0059/web.jpg
http://gallery.me.com/janlouis/100053/IMG_0066/web.jpg

The Telkom shop towards A1 arrivals (closer to domestic arrivals):
http://gallery.me.com/janlouis/100053/IMG_0060/web.jpg

A1 Arrivals:
http://gallery.me.com/janlouis/100053/IMG_0062/web.jpg

From A1 arrivals looking back towards A2 arrivals and the old part of the airport:
http://gallery.me.com/janlouis/100053/IMG_0063/web.jpg

The escalators towards the shopping level and departure levels (Check In) - Not yet opened:
http://gallery.me.com/janlouis/100053/IMG_0064/web.jpg

New indication in the Parking garage showing available parking per row:
http://gallery.me.com/janlouis/100053/IMG_0067/web.jpg

Lights above every parking show available parking, red for occupied and green for available:
http://gallery.me.com/janlouis/100053/IMG_0050/web.jpg

It looks very good, but unfortunately you must still exit the CTB towards the road before you can enter the domestic terminal - but this seems temporary as lifts and more escalators are being installed.

Access to the International Check in area are still a problem as a person will have to walk to the old section to access the elevators and escalators. I am however sure that this is temporary and will change soon.

A little bird told me that SAA check in will move the CTB next year with Emirates taking over the existing SAA check in.

The following tender would probably apply to that?

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY LIMITED
CONTRACT NRA R.021-001-2008/1 & R.021-002-2008/1
UPGRADING OF NATIONAL ROUTE R21: SECTION 1 & 2: BENONI INTERCHANGE (km
15,30) TO OLIFANTSFONTEIN INTERCHANGE (km 27,60) (12,30 KMS)
T1.1 TENDER NOTICE AND INVITATION TO TENDER
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) invites tenders
the upgrading of National Route R21: Section 1 & 2: Benoni Interchange (km
15,30) to Olifantsfontein Interchange (km 27,60) (12,30 kms). This project
is in the province of Gauteng, South Africa, and the approximate duration
is 20 months.
Tenderers should have a CIDB contractor grading designation of 9CE. Three
or more tenderers each with a CIDB contractor grading designation of 8CE,
in joint venture, will also be permitted to tender.
Preferences are offered to tenderers who comply with the criteria stated
in the Tender Data.
The physical address for collection of tender documents is
SANRAL Northern Regional Office, 38 Ida Street, Menlo Park, Pretoria,
South Africa,
where documents (only electronic copies) may be collected during the hours
08h00 to 16h00 (Monday to Friday), from 16th May 2008. Documents will only
be available in South Africa.
A non-refundable fee of R500.00 payable in cash or by bank guaranteed
cheque made payable to SANRAL is required on collection of the tender
documents.
A compulsory pre-tender meeting with representatives of SANRAL will take
place at theWillow Park Conference Centre, 31R First Road, Bredell,
Gauteng, South Africa, on the 27th May 2008 starting at 10h00.
The closing time for receipt of tenders is 14h00 on 25th June 2008
Telegraphic, telephonic, telex, email, facsimile and late tenders will not
be accepted.
Tenders may only be submitted on the tender documentation that is issued.
Requirements for sealing, addressing, delivery, opening and assessment of
tenders are stated in the Tender Data.
Queries relating to issues arising from these documents may be addressed
to Mr JA Grobler. Tel: No. +2712 481 3800. Fax No. +2712 803 7930. e-mail:
grobleri@velavke.co.za or smiti@velavke.co.za

Thats looking really cool, I arrive back in Jo'burg at the end of the month, looking forward to seeing it!

Those car lighting systems are amazing they installed one in cavandish about 4 months ago and it tells you how many bays are availble on each level and if extra levels are open it can save you 15 or more minutes on a busy day

I really like the new signage within the airport - hopefully KSIA gets signage like that.

mmm, looks wonderful. Very spacoius and open. Thanks for the great pics higerbigger.

Great pictures :cheers:

Those car lighting systems are amazing they installed one in cavandish about 4 months ago and it tells you how many bays are availble on each level and if extra levels are open it can save you 15 or more minutes on a busy day

Those were installed for quite a while now, saw them when I was up in April, but as usual all of them were f*cken red :bash:

The following tender would probably apply to that?

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY LIMITED
CONTRACT NRA R.021-001-2008/1 & R.021-002-2008/1
UPGRADING OF NATIONAL ROUTE R21: SECTION 1 & 2: BENONI INTERCHANGE (km
15,30) TO OLIFANTSFONTEIN INTERCHANGE (km 27,60) (12,30 KMS)
T1.1 TENDER NOTICE AND INVITATION TO TENDER
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) invites tenders
the upgrading of National Route R21: Section 1 & 2: Benoni Interchange (km
15,30) to Olifantsfontein Interchange (km 27,60) (12,30 kms). This project
is in the province of Gauteng, South Africa, and the approximate duration
is 20 months.
Tenderers should have a CIDB contractor grading designation of 9CE. Three
or more tenderers each with a CIDB contractor grading designation of 8CE,
in joint venture, will also be permitted to tender.
Preferences are offered to tenderers who comply with the criteria stated
in the Tender Data.
The physical address for collection of tender documents is
SANRAL Northern Regional Office, 38 Ida Street, Menlo Park, Pretoria,
South Africa,
where documents (only electronic copies) may be collected during the hours
08h00 to 16h00 (Monday to Friday), from 16th May 2008. Documents will only
be available in South Africa.
A non-refundable fee of R500.00 payable in cash or by bank guaranteed
cheque made payable to SANRAL is required on collection of the tender
documents.
A compulsory pre-tender meeting with representatives of SANRAL will take
place at theWillow Park Conference Centre, 31R First Road, Bredell,
Gauteng, South Africa, on the 27th May 2008 starting at 10h00.
The closing time for receipt of tenders is 14h00 on 25th June 2008
Telegraphic, telephonic, telex, email, facsimile and late tenders will not
be accepted.
Tenders may only be submitted on the tender documentation that is issued.
Requirements for sealing, addressing, delivery, opening and assessment of
tenders are stated in the Tender Data.
Queries relating to issues arising from these documents may be addressed
to Mr JA Grobler. Tel: No. +2712 481 3800. Fax No. +2712 803 7930. e-mail:
grobleri@velavke.co.za or smiti@velavke.co.za

Finally they will be working on it, thank God.

Those were installed for quite a while now, saw them when I was up in April, but as usual all of them were f*cken red :bash:

They only had the first level in for quite a while as a test run but now the whole things up and running

The escalators towards the shopping level and departure levels (Check In) - Not yet opened:
http://gallery.me.com/janlouis/100053/IMG_0064/web.jpg


Stunning. Great all round. Signage :--: ANC colours? :lol:

well noticed.:ohno:

The escalators towards the shopping level and departure levels (Check In) - Not yet opened:
http://gallery.me.com/janlouis/100053/IMG_0064/web.jpg


Stunning. Great all round. Signage :--: ANC colours? :lol:

If the signs contained red it would be the same colours as the National Flag!

It's all looking so good. Now my only gripe is international check-in which is dark and ugly. Otherswise it really is worldclass.

Indeed! Same goes for the Duty Free Hall. Its too dark and morbid. CT looks better.

I found the following images on the net with the credits as above

It is clear that the design of the Domestic terminal is used and it will form and integrated open space next to the road.

The international terminal is upgraded and is getting the same feel and floors.

Enjoy

http://architectafrica.com/images1/bin9/acsa1-750.jpg

Hehe, and got a picture of the check-in counters section with these sexy Pillars! :) Sorry for the blurriness - I must've been shaky yesterday, but you get the point?? ;)

http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s347/alainkermis/100_0773.jpg

Those were installed for quite a while now, saw them when I was up in April, but as usual all of them were f*cken red :bash:

Talking about the lights in Cavendish parking bays that tell you if bays are occupied or unoccupied, for disabled parking bays, they are blue! :) Sorry for that useless piece of information!

They only had the first level in for quite a while as a test run but now the whole things up and running

good to hear

Talking about the lights in Cavendish parking bays that tell you if bays are occupied or unoccupied, for disabled parking bays, they are blue! :) Sorry for that useless piece of information!

lol, cool.

Okay all, I finally had time to upload my pics of ORT from a few days ago.

Below, pics of the brand new arrivals hall and recently opened apron.


View from Arrivals Hall A1 facing in the direction of current international terminal.

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc160/ja65sin/IMG_5686.jpg

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc160/ja65sin/IMG_5689.jpg


View of doors in Arrivals Hall A1 where pasengers come out.

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc160/ja65sin/IMG_5688.jpg


View from Arrivals Hall A1 facing in the direction of current domestic terminal. There is currently still a termporary makeshift barrier between Hall A1 and the domestic terminal. When this is removed there will be an uninterrupted flow between International Arrivals and the Domestic Terminal.

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc160/ja65sin/IMG_5690.jpg


Walking in the direction of the current international terminal. This is the space between international arrival halls A1 and A2.

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc160/ja65sin/IMG_5691.jpg



The centrepoint of the new terminal: the impressive Arrivals Hall A2.

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc160/ja65sin/IMG_5692.jpg

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc160/ja65sin/IMG_5693.jpg



Notice the rugby ball-shaped feature on the ceiling. I also *love* the curvy architecture. Reminds me of a new mall.

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc160/ja65sin/IMG_5694.jpg

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The space between new arrivals hall A2 and the current international terminal. There is still construction between the terminals so passengers still have to go outside for a short (no more than 10-15 metres vs. current 450 metres) until the barriers between the two terminals is open.

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Pics of the relatively new apron. Most of the flights to North America and Europe leave from here.


Upper part of apron (which is equipped with airbridges)

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Downstairs part of apron (which doesn't have airbridges; passengers are transported to aircraft by bus)

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:cheers: Thanks RomanSA... great job, good pics and the terminal is looking uber-spiff!!! Can't wait till the barriers come down and the mezzanine and departures levels open... It'll make it look so airy, alive and world-class!

Thanks Roman! Those are great pics. Can't say I'm a huge fan of the design, but it is definitely a big improvement of what was before.

These escalators below must count as one of the longest in SA!

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did anyone else notice they made the upstairs part of the apron look just like a aeroplane. pretty cool

Thanks Roman! Those are great pics. Can't say I'm a huge fan of the design, but it is definitely a big improvement of what was before.

These escalators below must count as one of the longest in SA!

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Agreed. Reminds me of the escalators in London's subways. And this wasn't even taken from the top end!

did anyone else notice they made the upstairs part of the apron look just like a aeroplane. pretty cool

Yes, that is a cool feature. In fact, there is a Gloria Jeans coffee shop near the triangular 'head' of the plane, just as you enter the apron from the man departure terminal.

On that note, a new pathway has been opened between the main departure terminal and new apron. Previously, it was a straight passage as you went up a gentle ramp. This passage has now been closed off. Now, you go up a short ramp at the end of the main terminal and turn sharply left to a newly opened retail section. Exclusive Books and Music Moods have relocated here. There are also at least 3 high end curio stores in this section, ending with the Gloria Jeans coffee shop (which is where the new apron begins). An interesting feature of the new apron is that you alight and disembark on different levels, unlike American and some European airports where you encounter passengers who are awaiting their flights when you come off your flight.

Also forgot to mention for those who haven't been in the new apron that the skybridges occur on both sides of the apron. Air France also has its stunning frequent flier lounge located here.

I can only say WOOOOOWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!! Looking forward to arrive at the airport on Oct 20 from London

Great pics!
I've never been to the bottom level of the new pier.

what gates use the skybridges. i heard it was up till gate 18, but im not sure

Impressive!!!

A question. Arrivals hall A2 and A1 (wow wow wow) will be for international arrivals only? Will theu replace the current international arrival hall or will the current one become Arrival hall A3

what gates use the skybridges. i heard it was up till gate 18, but im not sure

As far as I can remember, Gates 1 - 18 are all skybridges in the international side with 1 starting next to the domestic terminal sky bridges (next to CTB) and up to 7 will be the old sky bridges. 8 to 18 are the new skybridges and the bus gates will be 19 to 30.

5 of the gates on the new pier are fitted out to be able to handle the A380.

The current walk from the furthest gate to the new arrivals area is very long, up to 800 meters, luckily travellators were installed.

Impressive!!!

A question. Arrivals hall A2 and A1 (wow wow wow) will be for international arrivals only? Will theu replace the current international arrival hall or will the current one become Arrival hall A3

I am speculating from the background of everything that I read so my predictions follow:

The current Arrivals A1 in the CTB will become the additional luggage carousels for the domestic terminal - I think the A1 arriving passengers use these carousels destined for domestic use.

The old arrivals A2 that used to be used by SAA and its partners may still be used as we speak accept that a different exit is used (speculations).

The Old Arrivals 1 is being reworked and in future the arrivals will all be integrated with only one exit from the arrivals area - the current A2 arrivals. All arriving passengers will go through a common and enlarged passport control section and then enters the baggage carousel area where up to 13 luggage carousels will await the passengers. Up to 4 will be 90 meters long to accommodate high capacity planes like the A380.

We must give ACSA time to install the Mezzanine floor in the old arrivals terminal and to build these high capacity carousels in the old public area of the terminal. I am sure that when this is completed all arrivals will change to exit only at one gate while ACSA will close the old SAA luggage carousels to update them to the same standard as those in the old A1 arrivals area.

What I am speculating about above makes sense for me as the following advantages will be created:
1. Consolidating Passport control will reduce average waiting times as current idle times at certain times of the day is the same time that the other terminal can be busy.
2. Only one customs inspections area
3. Carousels will no longer be exclusive to only a group of airlines that will reduce crowding currently being experienced - especially at SAA carousels in the mornings.

Lets wait and See

It's all looking so good. Now my only gripe is international check-in which is dark and ugly. Otherswise it really is worldclass.

The International is already looking better with the conversion of the old upper road into a new public area, very airy and light. Big openings have been created between this new part and the old check-in area and the check-in area already looks lighter. I am sure that when the transformation is completed many new up-lighters would have been installed to flood the area in light.

The new CTB will also contain check-in counters and I have heard that SAA check-in will move to this area. Emirates will apparently take over the current SAA first class check in and some the SAA counters.

When SAA check-in moves in April next year, I think ACSA will use the time to rework the current check-in hall from that side up to counter 70. From 70 to 98 already feels much lighter due to the big windows next to the Lufthansa check-in (build about 8 years during the last expansion of the check-in before the new domestic terminal was build).

As a person that travels a lot (more than 20 intercontinental flights a year), I must add that the duty free section of Johannesburg ORT Airport is some of the best I ever experienced. The variety between expensive and cheap and with enough restaurants and bars are hard to find. The lighting can be updates to bring in more light and I think the Mezzanine level in the shopping area can be better used. The wasted space upstairs next to the Virgin lounge is just astonishing. The airport must additional escalators to this floor and enable more restaurants and shops to open.

unfortunately for both the check-in area and the duty free area, No skylights can be installed due to a level of offices on the original roof of the international terminal.

Lets wait and see

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I don't know if its just me, but none of your images in any threads appear to be showing Db.

The International is already looking better with the conversion of the old upper road into a new public area, very airy and light. Big openings have been created between this new part and the old check-in area and the check-in area already looks lighter. I am sure that when the transformation is completed many new up-lighters would have been installed to flood the area in light.

The new CTB will also contain check-in counters and I have heard that SAA check-in will move to this area. Emirates will apparently take over the current SAA first class check in and some the SAA counters.

When SAA check-in moves in April next year, I think ACSA will use the time to rework the current check-in hall from that side up to counter 70. From 70 to 98 already feels much lighter due to the big windows next to the Lufthansa check-in (build about 8 years during the last expansion of the check-in before the new domestic terminal was build).

As a person that travels a lot (more than 20 intercontinental flights a year), I must add that the duty free section of Johannesburg ORT Airport is some of the best I ever experienced. The variety between expensive and cheap and with enough restaurants and bars are hard to find. The lighting can be updates to bring in more light and I think the Mezzanine level in the shopping area can be better used. The wasted space upstairs next to the Virgin lounge is just astonishing. The airport must additional escalators to this floor and enable more restaurants and shops to open.

unfortunately for both the check-in area and the duty free area, No skylights can be installed due to a level of offices on the original roof of the international terminal.

Lets wait and see

Yeah the entrance area before check-in a big improvement but hope they still do mroe to improve check-in area. Didn't realise some more desks are being added - good news.

I agree about duty free at ORTIA. There's a great selection of great looking shops and unlike most airports it's not a string of shops that are repeated every 100m or so - such as Frankfurt etc.

This is the latest construction updates from engineering news.......

Just something to read......

OR Tambo International Airport expansion, South Africa
By: Sheila Barradas
Published: 3 Oct 08 - 0:00

Name and Location
OR Tambo International Airport expansion, Gauteng, South Africa.

Project Description
Following the successful completion and commissioning of the R450-million new domestic terminal in mid-2003 at OR Tambo International Airport (formerly Johannesburg International Airport), the development focus at this airport has now shifted to the international segment.
The project will include:

A central terminal building (CTB). Towards the end of 2009, the international and domestic terminals will be linked by means of a CTB currently being constructed. This will result in a central passenger-processing unit for both domestic and international passengers. The facility will be equipped with infrastructure for baggage handling for the Airbus A380 and will be connected to the Gautrain rapid-rail link for ease of access by rail.

A multistorey parkade, with 5 200 additional parking bays will be added to the current 6 900 bays through the construction of a second multistorey parkade.

The Terminal A departures upgrade (TADU) and upper roadway relocation will accommodate the high growth in international passenger traffic and relieve the congestion currently being experienced at the international check-in area. The completion of the new upper roadway system project is the first phase in the TADU project. This will make way for the second phase of the project, which will entail the development of the new spacious public concourse at international departures. The new upper roadway system, which is being built to direct traffic around the existing covered roadway system, also acts as the current international departures drop-off zone. This will leave the road clear for the start of development on the new public concourse, which is expected to get under way thereafter. The new development will allow for the creation of a new wider concourse, which will include additional retail space and increased passenger counter space, which will allow Acsa to reconfigure counters to airlines. The essence of this development is to allow for a much larger public circulation space. Also important is that the increased space will translate into increased capacity for the processing of passengers. The additional retail space will essentially accommodate food and beverage vendors, as well as news agents and sweet shops. The development also includes an open deck area, which will enable visitors and passengers to relax.

A new international pier will involve the construction of an extension to the pier building, together with associated infrastructure to the north and east of existing international terminals. The pier will consist of a double-level structure, with connection to the same operational levels as the terminal building. The existing bus station serving departures to remotely parked aircraft will be redeveloped in close integration with the pier.

The Echo apron development will increase airside capacity. The expansion of apron areas (parking bays) will be complemented by the international pier, and development will accommodate nine contact stands in the form of air bridges linking terminals and aircraft directly. Four of these stands will accommodate the A380, and will be equipped with dual-air bridges to load and offload passengers to the upper and lower levels (two decks make up the A380) of the aircraft at the same time. For passengers who need to be bussed from the aircraft, two remote stands are being developed. One new taxiway will be developed and another will be reconfigured to serve the upgraded apron. The number of aircraft stands on the Bravo and Delta aprons will change slightly to provide for better traffic flows and increased spatial requirements for A380-type aircraft. Taxiway shoulders, service roads, ramp-handling equipment parking areas, fuel, stormwater drainage and water and electricity are other services that are also being upgraded. A new bus station serving departures to remotely parked aircraft has been redeveloped in close integration with the pier and came into operation in June 2007.

More recently, it has been reported that a new R8-billion terminal will be built to accommodate growing passenger numbers and air-traffic movement. Also included in the plan is the construction of a new cargo facility to meet the ever-increasing growth rate of just-in-time shipments in and out of the country. The new terminal building will be constructed in the current open space between the two runways at the airport and will have its own domestic and international check-in facilities. The planned R8-billion capital investment will be in addition to the R3-billion already allocated to upgrade the airport before the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Value
Total capital expenditure is estimated at R11,4-billion.

Some R3-billion of the capital expenditure will include the central building, the multistorey parkade, the international departures concourse expansion, the echo apron development, and the international pier development. The balance of the capital expenditure (R8-billion) will be spent on a new terminal building.

Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) has reported that it will spend R21,9-billion on infrastructure developments at its network of ten airports over the next five years.

Duration
All projects are expected to be completed by 2009.

Client
Acsa.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Echo apron development:
Africon/PD Naidoo & Associates (structural engineer), comprising Africon, PD Naidoo & Associates, BN Buziba & Associates, Gama Gamedz Associates, DMG/DGA Construction, WBHO, Rainbow and Lesedi; and Gibb Africa (mechanical consultants).

Multistorey parkade 2:
Focus Project Management (project management), Urban Edge Gauteng (architect), Bham Tayob Khan Matunda in association with Schneid Libera (quantity surveyors); Ndodana Consulting Engineers (structural/civil engineer); Nala Consulting Engineers (electrical engineer, lifts/escalators, fire protection, HVAC consultant); Wac Projects (lifts/escalators); JIALD (traffic engineer); Building Code Consultant, and Kuphalela Consulting Engineers (fire protection); and DTMC (HVAC consultant).

Perimeter security gates:
Multi-Pro Cost Engineering (quantity surveyor) and Pro-Plan Consulting Engineers.

Terminal A departures upgrade:
Henrey Molefe Managers (project manager); Martinez Architects/Makhane & Associates joint venture (architect); Abakail (quantity surveyor); iNtatakusa Africa (civil/structural engineer); CA Du Toit/Khatima Engineering Services (electrical engineer - escalators/lifts); Africon Palace (mechanical engineer); Protection Projects (fire engineer); Schindler Lifts (lifts); and Trencon (contractor).

CTB A1/A2:
Arup, Bovell Freeman Holley, Diagonal Projects (project managers); Bentel Associates/Siyakha Architects, Osmond Lang Architects, Shabangu Architects (architects); Bham Tayob Khan & Matunda QS, Davis Langdon Farrow Laing, Pentad Quantity Surveyors (quantity surveyors); Africon, Pure Consulting, and KAYP/Axis (civil/structural engineers); TCU and USIZO (electrical engineers); Arcus Gibb, K Bakker Associates and DTM/KBA JV (mechanical engineers); and Protection Projects (fire protection) and Siyakha.

Gautrain/OR Tambo Station:
BKS, Arcus Gibb, Kuthele Projects, Tech IQ and Arup.

International Pier:
SIP Project Managers in association with Seloane Consulting (project managers); Boogertman & Partners in association with Urban Edge Architects and True Architects; Davis Langdon Schumann Smith (façade); Letchmiah Daya Mandindi in association with Abakail (quantity surveyors); Bigen Africa in association with iNtatakusa Consulting (civil/structural engineers); CA Du Toit in association with Khatima Engineering Services (electrical and mechanical engineers); and WSP Consulting in association with Ubunye Engineering Services (HVAC engineers).

Latest Developments
Construction at the airport is about 70% complete. Acsa has opened the first phase of its R2,3-billion CTB at OR Tambo, taking the airport one step closer to a construction-free airport by mid-2010.

When completed in April next year, the CTB will connect the domestic and international terminals. The remainder of the building will be opened in two phases, with the new international departures hall opening in December 2008 and the extended retail centre in April 2009. Once completed, the departures hall will boast 75 new check-in counters, effectively linking OR Tambo's international and domestic check-in facilities. In December 2009, Acsa will also have completed installation of the new baggage management system at international arrivals. Once the system is completed, a total of ten new baggage reclaim carousels will be in operation.

Besides the CTB, several other projects at the airport have been completed or are close to completion.

The final phase of the parking area will be completed by December this year, bringing the total parking area at the airport to about 14 500 bays.

Acsa also recently handed over the OR Tambo Gautrain station to the Bombela consortium for completion.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Acsa, manager: communications Solomon Makgale, tel +27 11 723 1520 or
fax +27 11 388 3897.

Edited by: Martin Zhuwakinyu

http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=144203

An additional R8 b terminal? Wow!! That's more than the cost of Durban's entire new airport. WOW!!

they definitealy cant do this before 2010

The other terminal building is for post 2010 while the CTB and the international pier are to be completed before 2010 with the pier already open for about a year and parts of the CTB open for a couple months........intresting to see what they are planning for the othe terminal.......

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Good news on the new mid terminal. will be something to see!!! i just dont think it should be for both domestic and international. keep things more together.

i'd love to see the plans to link the terminals, cause they will be some way apart and i doubt a new entrance will be allowed, so people will need to travel from current terminal complex under the runway.

Good to hear the plans for another airport seem to be shelved

Was at ORTIA today. The new retail mezzanine level of the central terminal building opened this week - very nice!! Lots of the shops have re-located from existing locations, plus there is a new Markhams, Mugg & Bean and Official 2010 Merchandise shop. Sorry I didnt get any pics... :bash:

does it connect through to domestic yet? cos there was alot of stuff coming out of it into the restaurant area last week.

Some pic's from my visit. Was highly pissed off, not because I lost the name of the Alfa chick I chatted up at the show, nor was it because I realised only at the airport that the pic I took of her and the car was blur!!! The reason was, when I checked into my flight, I asked to dude to get me a window seat, & he did. But when I got onto the plane, I go to my row only to find an old lady in my seat! So I told her politely that she seems to be in my seat, she looked at me blankly as to seem I was retarded and speaking utter gibberish to her, and then proceeded to show my boarding pass clearly showing that that was my seat, she turned her blody head and looked out her freeken window! which suppose to be mine! I didnt want to be a child about it, & thought about telling the air hostesses but they seemed to be busy with this 1 lady & her 3 children running up & down the aisle.

Anyways, I took Mango back to Durban & was fortunate to sit in 1 of their brand new 737's. The aircraft was absolutely silent, & take off was something I didnt feel at all, normally you feel like the seat is sallowing you alive, but none of that was present and the pilot was gunning it skywards! Touch down was much the same, almost effortless and hardly a bump felt.

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thanks DB. looks so big now!
sorry about the old lady!

:lol: sorry DB, at least you flew in one of their new planes ;-)

thank for a pic Durbsoi. Sorry about old lady. Not a problem the picture look great. The ceiling remind me of alien ship

As for the old lady, that B#TCH would not have gotten away with her shit if it was ME!! That's for sure...

As for the shops at the airport.... b-o-r-i-n-g.... Music Moods, Coin Shop... I mean really... we need some exciting shopping happening at our major airport... really now. Why not H&M, or Virgin Megastore or ESPRIT... :ohno:

But the Alien Spaceship is super cool!

^^ I couldn't agree more. Think there are more retail outlets coming though.
For CTIA, would love to see the following, well, this goes for ORTIA too, some outlets I think are upmarket, but South African in nature:

Nando's; have to have our famous peri-peri chicken!
Dros; you don't get more a la carte Boerekos than them.
Steers; our true answer to American-fast-food.
Primi Piatti; SA's contemporary way of doing Italian.
*we need something like a Moyo, some upmarket African cuisine!

Exclusive Books; 'cos you must have an awesome bookstore
CNA; just must, for those travel needs like mags and maps

The obligatory awesome Duty Free store of course!

Hilton Weiner/Urban Degree; true SA mens' fashion
Jenny Button; same for the ladies
YDE; something youthful, quirky and SA designers only!
Cape Union Mart; more rugged, outdoors' gear for those "safari" tourists

Woolworths Food; because sometimes you want something yummy for a snack on the plane or in the terminal

*plus all the other stuff, like a quick-snack-shop, pub, curio shops etc.

OR Tambo has:

Nando's
Steers
Panarottis
Exclusive Books
CNA
Cape Union Mart
I don't think a YDE would work in an airport.

So, um, ya - your CTIA wishlists should stay in the CTIA thread :)

As for the old lady, that B#TCH would not have gotten away with her shit if it was ME!! That's for sure...


What pissed me off even more, when we flew into Durban, the cloud cover was pretty bad, but when we dropped to a suitable level we flew over MM Stadium!!! :bash: I only saw abit of the arch from my seat, if I was at the window would have deff taken pic's of it :ohno:

^^ Excuse moi! Haven't been to in ORTIA since the beginning of the year, so I'm a little behind.

OR Tambo has:

Nando's
Steers
Panarottis
Exclusive Books
CNA
Cape Union Mart
I don't think a YDE would work in an airport.

So, um, ya - your CTIA wishlists should stay in the CTIA thread :)

You missed out Spur, Accessorize, Sneakers, Photo electronics, woolies foods, Raj Indian cuisine, Mugg & Bean, MODA bag shop & tons of others.

Mugg & Bean
Okay... so I haven't got the Gateway or Canal Walk map burnt in my brain! :nuts::lol:
^^Vida e Caffé... YIPEE for me!!!

Theres a Vida e in the check in side of the domestic, not sure if you can access it from elsewhere.

What pissed me off even more, when we flew into Durban, the cloud cover was pretty bad, but when we dropped to a suitable level we flew over MM Stadium!!! :bash: I only saw abit of the arch from my seat, if I was at the window would have deff taken pic's of it :ohno:

Fvck you Grand'ma!! LOL

I don't think a YDE would work in an airport.



i think it would work, other big airports do have high-end fashion stores like Frankfurt has Hugo Boss etc.

Hugo Boss is in JHB international departures already.

Some of the brands listed are not ideally suited to an airport. Lets be honest i wonder how well the new markhams will do in the CTB...i have been past that store like 10 times since it opened and never seen anyone in it...

BUT i do like the new Mugg with its well organised take away section...the white choc with strawberries muffin is a goodie!