Passengers have again been stranded, this time at King Phalo Airport, due to ATNSs ongoing failure to timeously renew its Instrument Flight Procedures.
Weather conditions limited visibility at the airport resulting in the suspension of flights at East London earlier this week.
ATNS procedures for operations to King Phalo Airport in certain weather and visibility conditions have been suspended by the South African Civil Aviation Authority SACAA due to a failure to have the procedures renewed as per regulations, FlySafair explained on an X post, apologising to its affected passengers.
FlySafair said it was actively working with both Acsa and ATNS to resolve the situation, however the disruption is part of a longer-term ATNS procedural backlog.
Last month, during the Aviation Africa Summit at Sandton Convention Centre, Rodger Foster , CEO and MD of Airlink, called out ATNS for the suspension and its severe impact on South African carriers, and blemishing Airlinks previously spotless on-time record.
