By Zuko Komisa
ACSA has urged travellers not to be concerned about the airport’s restricted fuel supply because no flights will be impacted.
After a shipment was delayed by inclement weather, Cape Town International Airport today only has enough jet fuel to last four to six days.
Airports Company SA (ACSA) issued a “Notice to Airmen” asking airlines to cut back on fuel input from Cape Town, according to Mark Maclean, the regional general manager of the airport, who spoke to News24 Business on Monday.
“Various fuel suppliers are also holding stock in their tanks and will deliver additional [jet fuel] to the airport,”
“By asking airlines to reduce jet fuel uplift in Cape Town, it will allow the airport to build a bigger stock buffer over the next five to seven days and reduce a stock out risk while the shipment of JET A1 is delivered to the airport. This shipment is scheduled to arrive at the end of the week.” said Mark Maclean.
The airport also shared a notice of social media.
According to News24, this is not the first a South African airport had a fuel shortage this year.
Due to flooding in KwaZulu-Natal that damaged the fuel infrastructure and railroads, there was a jet fuel shortage at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport from March to May of this year.
Some international airlines were compelled to divert aircraft to Durban and Windhoek for refuelling on the way back.
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