The Airports Company South Africa apologised to all stakeholders and members of the public for the flight disruptions at the OR Tambo International Airport earlier this week.
The Airports Company South Africa has unreservedly apologised to all stakeholders and members of the public for the flight disruptions that occurred at O.R. Tambo International Airport earlier this week."The knock-on effect of this four-hour delay impacted a further number of flights and passengers, when the backlog was cleared," the company stated in a press statement on Wednesday. Acsa said 177 flights were delayed, leaving 22,073 passengers stranded at the airport.
"The repair work was conducted in compliance with rigorous safety procedures. This encompasses depressurisation, drainage of fuel, purging the system of hydrocarbons and associated gasses and the implementation of specialised rigging to ensure the safe completion of work." Some of the other projects being implemented, which will improve the reliability and provide redundancy of the fuel system.
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