South Africa's three major international airports, OR Tambo International, Cape Town International and King Shaka International, scored a treble at the 2011 Skytrax World Airport Awards, being named the top three airports in Africa.

For the first time since the prestigious awards were established in 1999, Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport (formerly known as Johannesburg International Airport) was named the best airport on the continent, pushing the previous winner, Cape Town International Airport, into second place.

Durban's King Shaka International Airport, which replaced the old Durban International Airport when it started operations in May 2010, was named third best airport in Africa. The awards were made at a ceremony held during Passenger Terminal Expo 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark last week.