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Swazi King's Airport to Open at Last?

Opening dates for the Sikhuphe Airport, dubbed King Mswati's vanity project, have come and gone, as have reports about whether anyone will use it. Now the country's civilian aviation boss says it will definitely open later this year.

  • Eswatini:   Airport 'To Definitely Open' This Year

    Swazi Media, 7 July 2013

    The Sikhuphe Airport, dubbed King Mswati's vanity project, will definitely be ready to open before the end of 2013, according to Solomon Dube, Director of the Swaziland Civil… Read more »

  • Eswatini:   Only 822 Passengers At King's Airport

    Swazi Media, 15 June 2013

    Only 822 passengers per day on average are expected to use the new Sikhuphe Airport when it eventually opens, official figures reveal. Read more »

  • Eswatini:   King's Airport 'Will Be Unusable'

    Swazi Media, 7 June 2013

    Swaziland's Sikhuphe Airport, the multi-billion rand vanity project of King Mswati III, has construction flaws and is likely to be unusable, a South African newspaper has claimed. Read more »

  • Eswatini:   King's Airport 'Not Ready Until 2016'

    Swazi Media, 11 December 2012

    The Swazi Observer, the newspaper owned by King Mswati III, is once again talking up the prospects that the building of Sikhuphe International Airport might be completed soon so it… Read more »

  • Eswatini:   Bogus Claim On Airport Opening

    Swazi Media, 10 November 2012

    Swaziland's new airport at Sikhuphe will be open for business in early 2013, according to Bertram Stewart, Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development. Read more »

Swazi Media Commentary

This picture is of King Mswati III'’s Sikhuphe International Airport.

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