The South Africa’s Cape Town International Airport has been declared the continent’s leading airport by World Travel Awards.

The airport, located in the port city in the country’s southwest and also seat of the legislature, wins the gong for a third consecutive year.

The win only enforces a dominance of South Africa in the category given that Cape Town airport and the O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg since 1998 have dominated the category.

The recognition was announced at the 26th World Travel Awards ceremony which was held in Mauritius on June 1, 2019.

The awards were established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries.

Deidre Davids said “We are thrilled to be recognized on the world stage and to receive this accolade three years running. It’s a great tribute to all airport staff who work hard to make Cape Town International Airport award-winning.”

2019 African Winners are : King Shaka International Airport, Durban, South Africa Kigali International Airport, Rwanda, Cairo International Airport, Egypt , O.R Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa , Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kenya , Julius Nyerere International Airport, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Mohammed V International Airport, Casablanca, Morocco .