A bid proposing a public-private partnership between Bitou Municipality, Cemair and the Hangar Owners’ Association, to lease, develop and operate Plettenberg Bay Airport, has been submitted for municipal consideration, Miles van der Molen, CEO of Cemair, told Tourism Update.
This follows the collapse of a previous agreement between airport developer, rsa.AERO’s Garden Route Aero and Bitou Municipality. After the deal fell through, the municipality resumed responsibility for the airport and invited new proposals for its operational management and maintenance.
“However, it’s very difficult for an airport like that to be a commercial success,” warned Van der Molen. “Since the signing of the now defunct rsa.AERO deal, the…
