Arrive two hours early, get dropped off or use public transport, get your bags wrapped and do not take off your mask at any point.
These are among the new rules for flying under level 3 of lockdown. Transport minister Fikile Mbalula announced at the weekend that new gazetted regulations allow domestic flights for work-related purposes only.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Airports Company SA (Acsa) said the airport environment had “changed considerably”. New procedures would take time, said spokesperson Gopolang Peme, and passengers “should arrive at the airport at least two hours before the scheduled departure”.
Peme said that Acsa had put “extensive” and “comprehensive” measures in place to “cover every aspect of the passenger’s journey, from an airport entrance to boarding an aircraft”.
Everything you need to know about flying under lockdown level 3
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Arrive two hours early, get dropped off or use public transport, get your bags wrapped and do not take off your mask at any point.
These are among the new rules for flying under level 3 of lockdown. Transport minister Fikile Mbalula announced at the weekend that new gazetted regulations allow domestic flights for work-related purposes only.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Airports Company SA (Acsa) said the airport environment had “changed considerably”. New procedures would take time, said spokesperson Gopolang Peme, and passengers “should arrive at the airport at least two hours before the scheduled departure”.
Peme said that Acsa had put “extensive” and “comprehensive” measures in place to “cover every aspect of the passenger’s journey, from an airport entrance to boarding an aircraft”.
OR Tambo International, Cape Town International and King Shaka International opened this week, with other domestic airports set to be opened in phases soon.
These are the rules provided on Tuesday:
Arriving at the airport
Airport entrances and access control
Check-in process
Security checkpoint process
Boarding the aircraft
Disembarking from an aircraft
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