Cape Town – FlySafair has reportedly confirmed that it had to divert a flight destined for Cape Town and land in Gqeberha on Wednesday after it encountered a “minor technical issue”.
According to Times Live, flight FA 143 departed from East London at 15:20 on Wednesday and “shortly after take-off, the crew became aware of an issue”.
“In the interest of safety, the decision was made to divert to Gqeberha,” the report quoted the low-cost carrier as saying.
This flight has diverted to PLZ , this was due to technical issues that have now been resolved and this flight has now departed to CPT -FW .
— FlySafair (@FlySafair) March 30, 2022
The South African reported that a safe landing was made in Gqeberha at 16:35, and the aircraft was cleared to complete its journey to Cape Town just an hour later.
The report said that FlySafair apologised for the inconvenience.
Airline safety has been in the spotlight recently.
Earlier this month, the South African regulator suspended Comair’s operations for five days after an investigation uncovered issues posing “an immediate risk to safety and security”.
Comair flights had experienced a spate of issues over the past month, according to the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA), including engine trouble and landing gear malfunctions.
The carrier was asked to show it had complied with safety management regulations and was taking corrective action for the flights to resume.
After examining the evidence provided by Comair, the suspension was lifted.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
Additional reporting by AFP
