OR Tambo International ready for leisure travel

OR Tambo International Airport announced it is ready for the opening of leisure travel under level two and are on standby to welcome domestic passengers.

General manager of the airport Bongiwe Pityi-Vokwana said: “The entire airport community is preparing to welcome more passengers as people start to make bookings for leisure travel.

“The opening up of domestic air travel will have a positive impact not only on the airport, but also the entire aviation sector. As with business air travel, we anticipate a gradual increase in demand at first. However, with spring approaching, we expect an increase in passenger traffic,” she said.

The airport is ready to facilitate passengers under level two, with extensive health and safety measures in place and rigorous monitoring of compliance with regulations.

“Passengers who have not been inside an airport for months will find a range of measures in place that absolutely have to be followed to the letter.

“We hope that by now the public has grown accustomed to mask-wearing, sanitising, hand-washing and physical distancing.

“In the airport environment, these measures are in place so it is essential to arrive at least two hours before scheduled departure,” said Pityi-Vokwana.

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“Once inside the airport, you will still be able to buy refreshments and in due course some food outlets may also reopen. We expect other retailers may also begin to reopen their stores now that demand is returning.

“The measures applied by these stores will be the same as those used in malls and supermarkets.”

Pityi-Vokwana said the period of facilitating only business travel enabled the airport to refine processes and safety precautions.

“Passengers can feel confident that the air travel environment is safe from when entering the terminal to picking up bags at the destination.”

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