A British Airways jet has reportedly experienced mechanical difficulties after failing to land just days after its suspension was removed.
Passengers claim the flight from Gqeberha to Cape Town failed to land four times, according to eNCA.
The aircraft, according to Comair, had a landing gear warning indicator that necessitated standard safety checks.
Comair’s operating permit was suspended for 24 hours on March 12 by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACCA) due to a recent “spate of safety events.”
The problems, according to the CAA, are related to landing gear faults.
A SACAA examination resulted in the suspension of Comair’s operating license. Three Level 1 findings and one Level 2 finding were made against Comair as a result of the examination.
According to the CAA, a Level 1 finding is an “outcome that poses immediate risk” to safety and security
On Wednesday, 16 March, the five-day-long suspension of the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) of Comair, which the Regulator imposed, was lifted with immediate effect.
RECENT FLIGHT INCIDENTS
- In January, There was a jaw-dropping scene at Cape Town International Airport on Wednesday – after a Boeing 777 belonging to British Airways had one of its doors ripped off. The shock scene occurred shortly after passengers disembarked the flight from London. When the time came to move the plane away from the airbridge, technicians simply forgot that the door was still attached to the walkway
- In February, a short video clip of a British Airways plane struggling to make a safe landing because of strong winds was shared online. The incident reportedly took place at Heathrow Airport in London.
- In March, passengers onboard a Cape Town-bound flight from Lanseria experienced something of a ‘flight-mare’ on Monday morning, after a Kulula plane was forced to make an emergency landing at OR Tambo. The aircraft ran into difficulties shortly after take-off. Early on in the journey, a technical issue was reported by the pilots. The plane then immediately changed course, and returned to Johannesburg.