SA, London flights uninterrupted
8 July 2005
All airlines flying from South Africa to the UK will operate as usual after Thursday's bomb blasts in London, says the Airports Company South Africa (Acsa).
"Passengers just need to realise that they might find movement difficult to and from airports because [London's] public transport system has been affected," Acsa spokesperson Jacqui O'Sullivan told the SA Press Association (Sapa) on Thursday.
According to the South African Airways call centre, none of the airline's flights to or from London were affected on Thursday night, and Friday's flights would go ahead as scheduled.
Two SAA flights travel each way between Johannesburg and Heathrow, and one between Cape Town and Heathrow, every night.
SAA is allowing customers booked on flights on Friday to change the dates of their flight without incurring any penalties - but by Friday mid-morning reported no requests for changes in the wake of the bombings.
"SAA has received information
from UK authorities that patrols have been enhanced and extra vigilance has been called for, but airport operations are continuing as normal," SAA spokesperson Sarah Uys told Sapa. "Police expect to maintain a normal response to Heathrow Airport."
Uys told Sapa that SAA had additional security in place at Heathrow, in line with international best practice and British transport department processes.
"The safety of its passengers is SAA's number one priority," she said, adding that the airline would keep its passengers informed of any changes.
According to Sapa, any additional security measures to be taken by airlines in South Africa are being determined by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
Acsa spokesperson Bryan Thompson said the CAA was in touch with its
British counterpart to determine what security measures, if any, should be taken.
SouthAfrica.info reporter
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