Cape Town is the provincial capital and the second-most populous city in South Africa. Located on the shore of Table Bay, the city was originally developed by the Dutch East India Company. The first European settlement in South Africa was established by Jan van Riebeeck’s arrival on 6 April 1652. Britain captured Cape Town in 1795 but was returned to the Netherlands by treaty in 1803. Since 1994, the city has struggled with problems such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, crime and more recent xenophobic violence. Due to boom in tourism and real estate industries, the economy of the city has surged to unprecedented levels. The Cape Town International Airport is the second largest airport in South Africa. It serves both domestic and international flights to Cape Town. Direct Cape Town flights are available to most cities in South Africa as well as a number of international destinations.
The Cape Town International Airport is located approximately 20 kilometres away from the city centre. The airport serves regular flights to Cape Town by major carriers including 1Time, Air Berlin, Air Mauritius, Air Namibia, Air Seychelles, Airlink, British Airways operated by Comair, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Interlink Airlines, KLM, Kulula.com, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, South African Airways, South African Express, South African Express, TAAG Angola Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways. Cheap Cape Town flights are easily available on online booking.