The Department of Transport has announced that it has secured the 121.1 million litres of jet fuel needed at OR Tambo International Airport.
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The meeting was aimed at resolving the jet fuel shortages that were threatening to disrupt flight operations at OR Tambo International Airport in February 2025. On Monday last week, the fuels industry indicated to ACSA that it had secured 50 million litres of jet fuel from various suppliers and on Friday an additional 71.1 million litres were secured which brought the total to 121.1 million litres of jet fuel for OR Tambo.The above total will be imported through the Port of Durban via three vessels expected to arrive on 1 February and 10 February 2025.
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