Operations at O.R. Tambo International Airport are back to normal after travellers experienced delays with domestic departures, as well as international departures.
\n\u201c[The airport] is open to both travellers and non-travellers. Thank you for entrusting us with your travel plans, and we apologise once again for any inconvenience caused,\u201d Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) said on Thursday.
\nOn Wednesday, the airport was experiencing challenges with the refuelling of aircraft.
\n\u201cThe technical issue was due to the main supply valve supplying fuel to the Aprons not opening, thus causing rotational delays to domestic and international departures. As a contingency, a tanker was used to refuel aircraft.
\n\u201cThe airport management centre immediately sent out communication to all affected airport stakeholders, airlines and passengers notifying them of the challenges,\u201d ACSA said.
\nAs a result, 41 flights were impacted, with 32 of them being domestic, eight international and one regional flight.
\n\u201cAdditional staff members were deployed to assist passengers with queries. Terminal announcements on the public address systems are continuing to reassure affected passengers. O.R. Tambo International Airport would like to apologise to all passengers and their loved ones for the inconvenience,\u201d ACSA said.
\nWhen Minister of Tourism, Lindiwe Sisulu, was made aware of the delays with flights, she engaged the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) and ACSA.
\n\u201cOn behalf of government, I wish to apologise profusely to all affected travellers for the inconvenience experienced. I have been assured that systems are now in place to resolve the delays,\u201d Sisulu said.<\/p>\n
Source: South African Government News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Operations at O.R. Tambo International Airport are back to normal after travellers experienced delays with domestic departures, as well as international departures. \u201c[The airport] is open to both travellers and non-travellers. Thank you for entrusting us with your travel plans, and we apologise once again for any inconvenience caused,\u201d Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) … <\/p>\n