Cape Town – Two flights from Cape Town landing at King Shaka International Airport (KSIA) had to be diverted to Johannesburg after a military jet landed at the airport with a burst tyre, reports said on Tuesday.
Reports indicated that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) jet landed at KSIA on Monday with a reported tyre burst.
According to councillor Henning de Wet, at least two other planes, Lift and FlySafair had to be diverted to Johannesburg so they could haul the military jet off the runway, reported IOL.
The report said no injuries were reported and operations were back to normal except for the knock-on effects of the incident resulting in the delay of three flights.
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Airports Company SA’s regional GM manager, Nkosinathi Myataza confirmed the incident, adding that the airport operations team immediately attended to resolve the matter, reported BusinessLIVE.
“Thereafter a runway inspection was conducted, complying to all protocol processes ahead of the reopening of the runway,” the report quoted Myataza as saying.
According to DA’s spokesperson for defence and military veterans, Kobus Marais, the incident could have occurred due to “some mechanical reason”, the report said.
However, he said it was vital to determine whether the incident was a result of “poor maintenance or human error”, the report said.
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