Delays and changes to flight schedules can be expected after Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) has reported a critical Air Traffic Control (ATC) systems failure on Friday afternoon

This impacts flight management operations at O.R. Tambo International Airport (ORTIA).

 Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) informed members of the public in a statement released on Friday, reiterating that it’s not an ACSA issue.

“While this is not an ACSA systems issue, we are alerting passengers as delays and changes to flight schedules are expected. Passengers are advised to contact their airlines directly for the latest updates on flight status and download the ACSA mobile app for real-time notifications and flight information.

ACSA urges passengers to plan and arrive 2 hours before domestic departures and 3 hours before international departures.

This comes a day after ACSA announced its intention to terminate the services of Aviation Coordination Services (ACS), which is the third-party operator responsible for hold baggage screening at O.R. Tambo International Airport.

This follows an incident in which passenger passed through security at O.R. Tambo International Airport carrying two training hand grenades in their checked baggage, which were only discovered upon arrival at Bole International Airport in Ethiopia.

ACSA confirmed that the breach occurred in the Hold Baggage Screening area managed by Aviation Coordination Services (ACS), and announced they have made the decision to terminate ACS’s services on the grounds that ACS has no legal basis or contract to carry out HBS services.

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