🔐Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has got it wrong again… but this time, the incompetence of his department might turn into a diplomatic fracas between South Africa and Angola. Read here 📲
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has got it wrong again… but this time, the incompetence of his department might turn into a diplomatic fracas between South Africa and Angola. In a statement yesterday, Mbalula accused TAAG Angola Airlines of illegally flying an aircraft into SA without proper documentation, other than a filed flight plan.
The flight’s missing paperwork, called a foreign operator’s permit , is an approval from local authorities for a foreign airline to operate an aircraft or fleet of aircraft into its airspace. contacted Air Traffic and Navigation Services , which refused to say anything other than that it was aware of the incident.In an irate statement, TAAG said the aircraft was not theirs, nor did they operate a charter into Cape Town.Mbalula’s statement said the CAA had done a thorough investigation into the matter and his department had received an apology from the Angolan embassy over the matter.
“The International Air Services Act of 1993 requires that a holder of an FOP must apply to amend their permit if there is a change in the category or kind of aircraft, amongst others. This was not done in this case.”TAAG head of communication Luís Catuzeco José said: “TAAG Angola Airlines denies any association with the aircraft…
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