The South African Civil Aviation Authority has downgraded Richards Bay Airport over fire safety concerns following a routine inspection.
Moneyweb understands that Airports Company South Africa has dispatched a replacement fire engine from OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg, as the one at Richards Bay is in for repair. This should allow for a resumption of scheduled commercial services within a few days. Richards Bay also has ambitions of overtaking Durban as KwaZulu-Natal’s economic hub and has plans to develop an international airport for the uMhlathuze municipality in which it is located. The airport is owned by the municipality and managed by Acsa.“The safety and wellbeing of our customers, crews and equipment is paramount for Airlink and we scrupulously follow the Sacaa’s safety regulations,” said Airlink MD Rodger Foster.
Read: Acsa handled over a million international passengers in December ADVERTISEMENT CONTINUE READING BELOW It added: “Under a category 2 classification, an aerodrome is not permitted to land commercial aircraft and is only granted permissions for small aircraft. “The regulator will consider a higher aerodrome categorisation application as soon as submits a corrective action plan that showcases compliance as well as the mitigation of safety risks that were identified at the airport.
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