Airports Company of South Africa (Acsa) has said that they have a contingency plan in place for travellers in case of any disruption during the national shutdown today.
‘Legislative instruments are in place’ says Airports Company SA
According to reports by Cape Town Etc, Airports Company of South Africa (Acsa), has put in place a contingency plan to help alleviate any disruptions that travellers might encounter during the planned national shutdown today, 20 March.
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In the statement, Acsa revealed that all nine airports across their national network would continue to operate as normal and that there was currently no indication that flights or other services would be disrupted.
“The legislative instruments are in place and will be exercised to ensure members of that public are safe at the airports, which have designated areas for peaceful protest,” said an Acsa spokesperson in a press statement.
“The security cluster, comprising all national security agencies and the Acsa Security and Operations Management team, have met and all contingency plans are in place to ensure continued operations at all airports. All agencies are on high alert and patrols will be in place to protect the national key points,” Airports Company SA also said in a statement.
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Members of the public are advised to consult the Acsa Mobile App which is available on Google play store, Apple App store or Huawei AppGallery. Travellers should also contact the airline that they are flying with directly, in order to confirm travel arrangements or for any updates and developments that the shutdown may cause.
