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SAA reschedule evening flights to Zimbabwe
16 Oct 2012 at 06:14hrs | Views
Loss making South African Airways has rescheduled its evening flight from Johannesburg to Harare because of poor lighting on the Harare International Airport runway.
It emerged last night that an official from the embattled SAA was in the country to assess the lighting system and indicated the need for the adjustment of the Precision Path Indicator.
SAA pilots have remained adamant that they would not fly in the evening until the situation was attended to.
South African Airways recently cancelled its night flights from Johannesburg to Harare after pilots complained that runway lighting at Harare International Airport was poor.
SAA runs two flights to Harare daily. The airline has steadily filled the void left by Air Zimbabwe, which reportedly has "operational problems".
The cancellation was met with an immediate response from the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe.
"We did not want it to get to this and so we have written to SAA because we want to improve the situation. These lights are adjustable," said CEO of the authority David Chawota.
Chawota said SAA was the only carrier that had complained and withdrawn its service.
The beleaguered Air Zimbabwe faces an international ban on its flights landing abroad if it fails to adhere to international safety requirements by the end of next month.
It emerged last night that an official from the embattled SAA was in the country to assess the lighting system and indicated the need for the adjustment of the Precision Path Indicator.
SAA pilots have remained adamant that they would not fly in the evening until the situation was attended to.
South African Airways recently cancelled its night flights from Johannesburg to Harare after pilots complained that runway lighting at Harare International Airport was poor.
SAA runs two flights to Harare daily. The airline has steadily filled the void left by Air Zimbabwe, which reportedly has "operational problems".
The cancellation was met with an immediate response from the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe.
"We did not want it to get to this and so we have written to SAA because we want to improve the situation. These lights are adjustable," said CEO of the authority David Chawota.
Chawota said SAA was the only carrier that had complained and withdrawn its service.
The beleaguered Air Zimbabwe faces an international ban on its flights landing abroad if it fails to adhere to international safety requirements by the end of next month.
Source - Byo24News
