SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS LANDING ABORTED: DUE TO FAULTY RUNWAY LIGHTING AT HARARE

THE Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) and South African Airways
(SAA) held discussions on Tuesday after the airline aborted a landing at the
Harare International Airport citing poor runway lighting.

SAA, which runs two daily flights to Harare, pilots aborted landing on
Monday night.

The cancellation was met with an immediate response from the CAAZ.
"We didn’t want it to get to this and so we have written to SAA because we
want to improve the situation. These lights are adjustable," said David
Chawota, CEO of the CAAZ.

Chawota said SAA was the only carrier that had complained and withdrawn its
service.
SAA has airline has steadily filled the void left by Air Zimbabwe, which
grounded international flights over financial problems.

Air Zimbabwe has a November deadline to avoid a ban on its flights landing
abroad by satisfying international safety requirements.