By: Natasha Archary

The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) confirmed a FlySafair plane landed safely after a wheel burst.
Flight FA212 from OR Tambo International Airport to Cape Town on Sunday, 21 April was forced to make an emergency landing at the Johannesburg airport shortly after take-off.
ACSA says the plane suffered damage to one of its rear wheels during takeoff which burst.
There were no injuries and the pilot managed to make a smooth landing .
Ground staff spotted the incident and flight crew were alerted immediately.
“The plane, bound for Cape Town reportedly suffered damage to one of its rear tyres during take-off. This was spitted by ground staff at OR Tambo and the flight crew was alerted.
The decision was made to return to Johannesburg.
We would like to praise the FlySafair pilots and crew for their professional handling of this emergency.
Their training and experience ensured that all passengers on board the plane walked away unscathed.”
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