Normal flights to resume at Richards Bay Airport
Airlink confirmed on Monday that its normal schedule will resume as of Tuesday morning.

The Richards Bay Airport has returned to normal operations with commercial flights set to resume tomorrow (Tuesday).
This follows last week’s downgrading of the airport by the SA Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) from a category 5 to 2 owing to safety concerns.
This meant the local airport was unable to receive commercial flights.
The City of uMhlathuze confirmed on Monday that the civil aviation authority’s concerns have since been addressed.
“On Thursday, 7 March, the main Rescue Fire Fighting Response Vehicle, Rescue 1 (R01), experienced a mechanical failure of its gearbox.
“It is important to note that Rescue 1 is a specialised vehicle designed by the German manufacturer Rosenbauer specifically for airport environments.
“Regrettably, this particular vehicle cannot be substituted by any other fire tenders within the uMhlathuze Municipality fleet.
“Following the mechanical issue, the original equipment manufacturer was immediately summoned to site for repair.
“Despite efforts made by a specialist gearbox mechanic, the complexity of the problem, which was determined to be both pneumatic and electronic related, rendered an immediate repair unfeasible. Consequently, it was evident that Rescue 1 would remain out of service until the necessary pneumatic and electronic parts were brought to site,” said uMhlathuze communications manager, Bongani Gina.
He said a replacement fire tender, compliant with aviation regulations, was successfully sourced and introduced at Richards Bay Airport late on Sunday, 10 March.
“With the restoration of the appropriate firefighting capabilities, the airport has resumed normal operations and has reverted to Category 5 status,” said Gina.
Airlink, which operates flights on the Richards Bay and Johannesburg route, also confirmed on Monday that its normal schedule will resume as of Tuesday morning.
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