{"id":4006,"date":"2009-09-19T00:12:49","date_gmt":"2009-09-18T22:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=4006"},"modified":"2009-10-17T16:32:49","modified_gmt":"2009-10-17T14:32:49","slug":"sa-not-yet-ready-for-2010-airport-wise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/sa-not-yet-ready-for-2010-airport-wise\/","title":{"rendered":"SA not yet ready for 2010 airport-wise"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) and SAA have told Parliament that\u00a0they have\u00a0a number of concerns about the 2010 World Cup, and\u00a0their role in its success, reports SA Tourism Update Online<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For ACSA its concerns include planning the movement of soccer fans around South Africa over the month of the World Cup.\u00a0 It is also concerned about “the lack of co-ordination between land and air transport”.\u00a0 A further concern is jet fuel supplies, a shortage meaning a “disaster” for the event.\u00a0 Recently such a shortage was experienced at O.R. Thambo airport.\u00a0\u00a0 The airports company is confident that it can cope with the increased number of passengers.<\/p>\n

For SAA the concern is\u00a0also the fuel supply situation.\u00a0\u00a0 In addition, it is also concerned about the limited number of aeroplanes, as well as technical problems, as the planes will be fully utilised, with little room for downtime.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Further concerns are insufficient ground handlers at Pilansberg and Bloemfontein airports, and the lack of equipment at Polokwane airport.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0According to the report, SAA has a responsibility to MATCH to supply 20 aircraft and crew to transport the 55 000 FIFA officials and media around South Africa, to and from matches.<\/p>\n

SAA is not yet selling individual tickets for domestic flights during June\/July 2010, only taking block bookings and selling group tickets currently.\u00a0 The Final Draw takes place in Cape Town on 4 December, and will determine which teams will play at which stadia.\u00a0\u00a0 The outcome of the Final Draw\u00a0will influence the demand for airline tickets.<\/p>\n

ACSA stated that the congestion experienced at Cape Town International airport will be relieved in November, when most of the upgrades are completed, while Durban International’s congestion porblems should be relieved in May.<\/p>\n

Baggage theft and pilferage, which was prominent at OR Thambo airport, appears to be “minimal” since the airport company changed its baggage handling company.\u00a0\u00a0 General security for airports and flights will be covered by a security plan for 2010, with the police and army getting involved.<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) and SAA have told Parliament that\u00a0they have\u00a0a number of concerns about the 2010 World Cup, and\u00a0their role in its success, reports SA Tourism Update Online. For ACSA its concerns include planning the movement of soccer fans around South Africa over the month of the World Cup.\u00a0 It is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[3,124,22,21,11],"tags":[264,2104,2103,2111,2109,1167,32378,2106,18,1779,2105,23,2110,204,2112,2107,2108,759,2045,1322,32373],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t