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Iconic Durban airport faces closure as city looks to develop site

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The DA has stepped into the fray as controversy brews over notices served on operators by the eThekwini municipality to vacate Durban's Virginia Airport.

Virginia Airport in Durban North faces closure after the city started issuing eviction notices to tenants.The DA has stepped into the fray as controversy brews over notices served on aviation operators by the eThekwini municipality to vacate Durban’s Virginia Airport.

The airport was opened in 1959 and was home to the Durban Airshow which was cancelled a few years ago due to safety concerns.“The municipality needs its property. Our instructions are to give you notice to vacate the municipality property on or before February 28,” reads the letter, adding that legal action would be instituted if a tenant remained in occupation after the specified date.

In March last year the municipality stated in a call for expressions of interest that development of the airport would serve to kickstart the city’s economy and relieve some of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. “The eThekwini municipality has made its intention clear for some time that it plans to redevelop the Virginia Airport into a mixed-use property.

 

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