Flights at King Shaka Airport running 'normal'
Airports
Company SA says there have been a few disruptions to the flights schedule at King Shaka International, after the grounding of some
SAA and Comair flights
by the South Africa Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) on Monday night.
SACAA recalled some SAA flights to conduct compliance verification. COMAIR planes operated by Kulula and British Airways were grounded over maintenance concerns.
READ: SAA, Kulula, British Airways' flights grounded by SACAA
Airports Company SA King Shaka International spokesperson, Colin Naidoo says three flights at the airport have been cancelled so far.
"Our airport is open as per normal, and we are running operations as per normal. There are no major impact disruptions as yet, but that could change."
"I would suggest to passengers that they contact their airlines immediately, to check on the status on their flight. What needs to happen is, the airlines and the CAA needs to resolve the matter to ensure that the aircrafts are compliance,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mango Airlines’ wings were also clipped by SACAA regarding it’s findings of an audit conducted at SAA Technical.
“As safety is our primary concern, we immediately began working with SAA Technical throughout the night to rectify these findings and are confident that we will have aircraft that are safe and ready for service during the course of today. However, as the process is not yet concluded, this does mean that some delays will be experienced throughout the day.”
“Mango Airlines has activated contingency plans in order to minimise disruption during the course of today and ensure our Guests reach their destinations safely,” it said in a statement.
