A British Airways (BA) flight had trouble landing in Cape Town on Saturday, 19 March, after experiencing technical difficulties.
In a statement, BA cited a “landing gear warning indication” and said: “We confirm that following a landing gear warning indication on BA6324 on final approach from Gqeberha [PLZ] to Cape Town International Airport [CPT], the pilot performed standard safety checks, and once the correct reading was achieved a normal landing was carried out.”
Passengers expressed that the flight reportedly failed to land four times, eNCA adds.
This comes after the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) reinstated the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) of Comair, which operates British Airways, following a five day suspension.
The audit of Comair by SACAA follows a series of occurrences that posed “safety risks” by kulula.com and BA Comair airlines.
The regulator announced that it had completed the assessment and evaluation of Comair’s evidence to close the Level 1 findings raised during the audit which began on March 7, and the evaluation officially concluded on 16 March.
Comair CEO, Glen Orsmond, expressed: “We’re pleased that the situation is finally resolved, following an immense effort over five days and nights to engage and work with the SACAA. After a thorough review of Comair’s documentation, the SACAA has lifted the precautionary suspension of Comair’s licence. Our focus is now to get our operations back to normal as quickly as possible so we can further assist our customers.”
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