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Flights Delayed as OR Tambo Airport Hit by Gauteng Storms for 2nd Day Running

GAUTENG – Airports Company South Africa has confirmed in the past hour that O.R. Tambo International Airport is experiencing delays on inbound and outbound flights due to adverse weather conditions and low visibility. Passengers are advised to avoid parking in the lower basement parking, which was first flooded yesterday, and should make use of alternative […]

By SAPeople
10-11-16 21:49
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GAUTENG – Airports Company South Africa has confirmed in the past hour that O.R. Tambo International Airport is experiencing delays on inbound and outbound flights due to adverse weather conditions and low visibility.

OR Tambo Airport, Thursday. Photo by Vikash Maharaj, travelling to Durban: "Take off before the storm...."
OR Tambo Airport earlier Thursday. Photo by Vikash Maharaj, travelling to Durban: “Take off before the storm….”

Passengers are advised to avoid parking in the lower basement parking, which was first flooded yesterday, and should make use of alternative parkades such as multi-story parkade and shaded parking.

In the interest of passenger safety, Airports Company requests understanding and co-operation during this time. Rather be patient and safe…

Gautrain Rail Bridge
The Gautrain Bridge, near the airport, this evening (where it crosses Modderfontein Road, Kempton Park side). Photo by Amelda Roux. View more pics here: www.facebook.com/ARoux.photography/

The airport was badly affected yesterday after a flash flood hit Johannesburg and the East Rand. Flights were grounded as part of the roof caved in, the lower basement parking flooded and cars were submerged on roads leading to and from the international airport.

According to Gauteng Weather, OR Tambo airport received 89.6mm in approximately three hours during yesterday’s storm! View more Joburg flood photos from yesterday (09 November) at OR Tambo International Airport, and video.

Photo: FB/OR Tambo Airport
Photo: FB/OR Tambo Airport
Photo: FB. Georg Knoke: "Serious flooding hits Joburg- this is close to OR Tambo!"
Roads to OR Tambo Airport on Wednesday were flooded.
Photo: Moe Mohammed
The basement parking lot was flooded Wednesday 09 November 2016.

P.S. The photo below, being shared as being taken at 17h00 today at the airport, was in fact taken back in December 2015.

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