Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport — Local services in Mbombela

An amazing airport welcoming tourists and locals to the hearts of wild life Africa. The landing sight on the runway is stunning. The staff are very helpful and organised. The airport looks like a thatched African hut . You can easily find parking and the car hire companies. There are a variety of restaurants to eat lunch or dinner. There is a snack shop to purchase food and drinks before or after the flight. The airport is nothing like you have ever seen at airports around the world. This airport has its own leg to stand on and no other airport comes on par with this airport . You really feel like you are in the African bush even though you are a just a passenger in the terminal. I would highly recommend experiencing this beautiful welcoming and majestic airport. There are daily commercial flights from this airport to Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town and even Victoria Falls. Safair operates the Boeing 737-800 to Cape Town and Airlink operates the...

A very attractive greeting awaits at this airport. It blends well with its surroundings and heritage.

HOWEVER. You are told not leave ANY valuables in your baggage, despite PAYING to have it wrapped in plastic at the airport. This ultimately means, the airline and airport WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY for the theft of goods, from your baggage.

SO. Unless you are willing to carry the entire contents of you travel contents onboard with you, or have it securely curried at your own cost, from one location to your next.

You must relinquish your baggage to the unstoppable theft of airport baggage handling.

It seems the only persons subject to security control are...

Gem of an airport - possibly South Africa's best airport experience. Well maintained with efficient and friendly staff - this even extended to the car hire team. I was in Nelspruit on a (domestic) business meeting, so I didn't have checked baggage to collect or immigration to clear but, had I, I am almost certain it would have been an easy experience. I didn't see any "normal" commercial airlines size planes, having flown AirLink, I was passenger in an Embraer jet, and then were smaller-still aircraft taking off. Such an SME feel to the...