654654

Airports Company South Africa

LATEST NEWS:

Previous news item

Next news item

Flight information: +27 (0)86 727 7888

Home

About ACSA

Financial information

Corporate Social Investment

ACSA and the environment

News

Contact us

Tender Bulletin

Latest news

Flights not affected by fuel challenges at O.R. Tambo

Friday, November 16, 2012 | 00:00
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), the airlines and fuel suppliers met this morning to discuss the current fuel supply challenges at O.R. Tambo International as a result of contaminated fuel received from the NATREF refinery.

ACSA receives fuel in three different ways, a dedicated pipeline from NATREF (Sasolburg), dedicated rail tank cars from the coast and volumes of fuel through a pipeline from Durban. The airport received 7 million litres of contaminated fuel through the dedicated pipeline from NATREF, the primary source of Jet A1.

The contaminated fuel in the two tanks has been isolated and cannot be used. The airport has certified fuel in the other tanks that is being used for refuelling.

Currently, O.R. Tambo International Airport has fuel for 1.4 days and the fuel supply industry, led by Air BP is working tirelessly to address the situation.

No flights are being affected at this stage and all ACSA airports remain fully operational.

Any further media enquiries can be referred to Ms Glenda Zvenyika of Air BP on 082 678 8450. BP is the managing member of the O.R. Tambo International Airport fuel consortium.

Queries relating to the NATREF refinery should be directed to Ms Jacqui O’Sullivan on 082 883 9697.

Categories: Business

News categories

Select one of the categories below to view.

• Business

RSS

• Passengers

RSS

• Trading

RSS

• Stakeholders

RSS

Archives

	• 2013
	May
	April
	March
	February
	• 2012
	December
	November
	October
	September
	August
	July
	June
	May
	April
	March
	February
	January
	• 2011
	December
	November
	October
	September
	August
	July
	June
	May
	April
	March
	February
	• 2010
	December
	November
	October
	September
	August
	July
	May
	April
	March
	February
	January
	• 2009
	December
	November
	October
	September
	August
	June
	May
	April
	March
	February
	January
	• 2008
	December
	November
	October
	September
	August
	July
	June
	May
	April
	March
	February
	January
	• 2007
	November
	October
	September
	August
	July
	June
	May
	April
	March
	February
	January
	• 2006
	December
	November
	August
	July
	June
	May
	April
	March
	February
	January
	• 2005
	November
	October
	September
	August
	June
	April
	March
	• 2004
	December
	September
	August
	June
	March
	February
	January
	• 2003
	November
	October
	September
	August
	July
	April
	February
	• 2002
	October
	August
	July
	June
	May
	February

Tag cloud

airlines business opportunities company customer care environment facilities financial results flights LAGs new developments operations passengers retail safety security social investment stakeholders transport