✈️ International Business Jet Arrivals in Johannesburg: Two Airports Show Different Trends
The monthly trends in business jet arrivals originating outside South Africa differed between Johannesburg’s two airports: FAOR declined, while FALA held steady. According to Avi-Go data, counted by arrival airport with each landing recorded as one movement, FAOR received 131 international-origin business jet landings in the full calendar month of August 2026 and 117 in September 2026—a decrease of 14 landings, or 10.7%. FALA recorded 100 landings in each of those months. These figures count landings, not individual aircraft; for these two airports, FAOR’s monthly change should not be treated as a proxy for FALA’s figures.
Impact: Service providers arranging reception for passengers arriving in Johannesburg from abroad risk misallocating staff and vehicles if they use FAOR’s decrease of 14 landings as evidence of the same change at both airports. FALA recorded 100 landings in both August and September 2026, so staffing at each airport should be based on its own landing volume rather than the same adjustment being applied to both. FAOR still recorded 117 landings; its resources should not be cut to FALA’s level based solely on the decline.
Recommendation: Maintain separate records of international-origin business jet arrivals at FAOR and FALA, and check meet-and-greet staff, vehicles, and passenger connection arrangements by airport. Key figures to monitor next are FAOR’s readings after its 117 landings in September 2026 and whether FALA continues to record 100 landings per month. Adjust resources according to each airport’s own trend.