Tambo no-fly zone

08 October 2015 - 02:18
By Graeme Hosken

The failure of control-tower equipment at OR Tambo International Airport left dozens of planes grounded and thousands of passengers frustrated yesterday. The problems slowed international and local arrivals and departures at Africa's busiest airport to a snail's pace.Airline companies warned that there would be a huge knock-on effect on flights leaving and arriving in Johannesburg.

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