{"id":94257,"date":"2025-12-13T17:52:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T17:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/air-traffic-and-navigation-services-ready-for-festive-season"},"modified":"2025-12-13T17:57:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T17:57:46","slug":"air-traffic-and-navigation-services-ready-for-festive-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/air-traffic-and-navigation-services-ready-for-festive-season","title":{"rendered":"Air Traffic and Navigation Services Ready for Festive Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>According to ATNS updated flight procedures are now in place at most South African airports, including OR Tambo International, helping the agency handle heavy traffic and bad weather.<br \/>\nAir Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS)<br \/>\nAir Traffic and Navigation Services fully ready for the festive season<br \/>\nAn Air-France plane takes off from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport, north of Paris, on August 7, 2018. PHOTO: JOEL SAGET \/ AFP<\/p>\n<p>Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) said that it is fully ready for the festive season, with safety and efficiency as top priorities.<\/p>\n<p>According to ATNS updated flight procedures are now in place at most South African airports, including OR Tambo International, helping the agency handle heavy traffic and bad weather.<\/p>\n<p>In October some procedures at airports in Gqeberha, Polokwane, and Mpumalanga were suspended for maintenance, disrupting flights and raising concerns about the management of the country\u2019s air navigation systems.<\/p>\n<p>ATNS Spokesperson Mphilo Dlamini said that recent days have seen stable, high-volume operations at the country\u2019s busiest airport, showing the system is working well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;ATNS remains committed to delivering safe, efficient, and reliable air navigation services, working in close partnership with the broader aviation sector to support a resilient, well managed, and successful festive peak season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. According to ATNS updated flight procedures are now in place at most South African airports, including OR Tambo International, helping the agency handle heavy traffic and bad weather. 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