Africa-Press – Lesotho. Following halting of operations by South Africa based airfare, Airlink on Wednesday from Johannesburg to Moshoeshoe I International Airport, the services will resume on Friday.
This comes after the Ministry of Public Works on Thursday informed Airlink Management that the situation has been rectified and the required Aerodrome Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) category has been restored to safe operational levels.
The services were suspended due to safety issues citing lack of serviceable fire and rescue equipment at Moshoeshoe I International Airport.
According to the letter written to Airlink which the Agency has, the ministry has indicated that firefighting resources are available and fully serviceable which include Scania 6×6 Fire Tender: 8,000 litres capacity (Airport-owned, declared operational), Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) Fire Tender – 4×4: 4,500 litres capacity (deployed under official support arrangement) while the Airport’s 12,000 litres 6×6 Fire Tender remains under advanced repair and will rejoin service shortly, further enhancing capacity and resilience.
Therefore, the letter highlighted that Moshoeshoe I International currently meets the minimum operational requirements and can safely accommodate Airlink’s scheduled aircraft operations, thus all safety measures and fire standards are now in place.
Meanwhile, Airlink has now issued a statement that the daily flights between Johannesburg and Maseru will resume on Friday. Airlink expressed regret over the inconvenience caused to customers today, however said safety and dwell-being of their passengers, crew and aircraft are their primary operational consideration therefore they were obliged to suspend flights on the route while Maseru’s airport operator secured suitable replacement fire engines for its own that had become unserviceable.
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