LATEST UPDATE - Customer Notice: Flight Delays (04 January 2026) More Details
LATEST UPDATE - Customer Notice: Flight Delays (04 January 2026) More Details
LATEST TRAVEL NEWS AND UPDATES
Service Disruption Notice: Flight Delays
Airlink advises customers that flights this afternoon and evening are delayed due to air traffic control constraints at Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport. The disruptions are caused by ATNS staffing shortages and the suspension or expiry of certain instrument flight procedures. These issues have led to departure delays, airspace restrictions, and some flight diversions, impacting the overall schedule. Airlink is working to recover operations and minimise delays. Updates will be shared via Airlink’s app, social media, and airport information screens.
Read MoreZimbabwe Immigration Update
Passengers traveling to Zimbabwe are now required to complete arrival forms online before departure, as paper forms are no longer in use. While iPads are provided at immigration in Zimbabwe for this purpose, completing the form on arrival may result in delays. To ensure a smoother and quicker journey through immigration, we recommend completing your form in advance by going to https://evisa.gov.zw/app/index.html
Read MoreSpecial Assistance Requests
Passengers with special requests are required to confirm their requests for assistance 72 hours before the flight, subject to availability.
Read MoreBook a Single Through-Fare Ticket to Avoid Delays
All international customers are urged to book one (1) single ticket with through-fares, as opposed to booking separate tickets to avoid flight delays. Please note that it is essential to read the fare rules.
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LATEST UPDATE - Customer Notice: Flight Delays (04 January 2026) More Details
LATEST UPDATE - Customer Notice: Flight Delays (04 January 2026) More Details
LATEST TRAVEL NEWS AND UPDATES
Service Disruption Notice: Flight Delays
Airlink advises customers that flights this afternoon and evening are delayed due to air traffic control constraints at Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport. The disruptions are caused by ATNS staffing shortages and the suspension or expiry of certain instrument flight procedures. These issues have led to departure delays, airspace restrictions, and some flight diversions, impacting the overall schedule. Airlink is working to recover operations and minimise delays. Updates will be shared via Airlink’s app, social media, and airport information screens.
Read MoreZimbabwe Immigration Update
Passengers traveling to Zimbabwe are now required to complete arrival forms online before departure, as paper forms are no longer in use. While iPads are provided at immigration in Zimbabwe for this purpose, completing the form on arrival may result in delays. To ensure a smoother and quicker journey through immigration, we recommend completing your form in advance by going to https://evisa.gov.zw/app/index.html
Read MoreSpecial Assistance Requests
Passengers with special requests are required to confirm their requests for assistance 72 hours before the flight, subject to availability.
Read MoreBook a Single Through-Fare Ticket to Avoid Delays
All international customers are urged to book one (1) single ticket with through-fares, as opposed to booking separate tickets to avoid flight delays. Please note that it is essential to read the fare rules.
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Flights disrupted by Failure of Critical Air Navigation Service
17 October 2025 - Airlink regrets to confirm the severe disruption of its scheduled air services to and from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA), Richards Bay and Polokwane, South Africa.
The disruptions, are attributable to the failure of South Africa’s Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS) to timeously maintain the validity of those airports’ instrument flight procedures (IFPs).
“Airlink is doing everything possible to get customers to their intended destinations as quickly as possible with the minimum inconvenience. Under normal circumstances our flights to and from these destinations would be permitted to operate in the present summer weather. However, the suspension of the IFPs places severe limitations on flights,” explained Airlink CEO, de Villiers Engelbrecht.
ATNS indefinitely suspended 226 IFPs across South Africa in July 2024 when it missed a deadline to complete the paperwork to renew their validity. Over 200 of these remain withdrawn. It suspended additional IFPs last weekend, primarily affecting KMIA.
As a result, numerous flights have either been delayed, diverted or cancelled, affecting over 3000 passengers – including many tourists visiting the Kruger National Park and other prime tourist attractions in the Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.
With more unfavourable weather forecast for the area, customers booked to fly to or from these destinations should contact Airlink for the latest updates, check the Flight Info webpage, the "Flight Info" section on the FlyAirlink Mobile App or contact your travel agent for further assistance.
In commercial airline operations, pilots are legally obligated to follow IFPs, which are published charts with annotated instructions illustrating and describing the stipulated speeds, direction and altitudes aircraft should follow when taking off or approaching to land at an airport.
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