Downgraded Polokwane airport reopens after R17m loss
The Limpopo Government lost R17m as a result of the downgrade of the Polokwane International Airport.
The SA Civil Aviation Authority (Sacaa) announced on Wednesday that the airport was due to reopen on 18 October, The Citizen reports.
It was closed in April when it was downgraded from grade seven to grade two – a move that saw the facility closing down indefinitely.
Sacaa claimed the reason for the closure was due to security findings.
But on Wednesday, neither the Limpopo provincial Department of Transport & Community Safety nor Sacaa could disclose those security findings.
‘We can confirm that the airport is ready to go back to business. We have inspected all the shortfalls which led to the downgrade and found that the institution was compliant,’ said Sacaa.
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