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African skies have been kept buzzing over the FIFA World Cup
with over 50 000 flight authorisations issued, the defence department
said on Tuesday.
"To date 12 621 aircrew have been screened and 51 294 flight authorisations
have been issued," said departmental spokesperson Siphiwe
Dlamini.
He said there had been few violations of flight regulations during
this time, comprising "less than 0.1%" of flights authorised.
In the case of non-compliance, aircraft were sometimes prevented from
taking off.
"In cases where aircraft were already airborne and a high state of
security was required, violators were either requested to divert and
land at airfields outside the secure area or were intercepted and
then escorted where possible to a secure airport."
In periods where less security was required, planes were allowed to
complete their flights.
On landing, action was taken such as refusing security screening codes
to crew for future flights, court action or informing them on correct
procedure to be followed in future.
"Aircraft were also intercepted as a precautionary measure in order
to validate their aircraft registration and type when arriving
from areas outside radar coverage."
More detailed statistics would be available after the World Cup.
Air space restrictions at the different venues were being removed
once the last matches had been played there.
"The final restrictions will be lifted in the Gauteng area at the end of the tournament."
- Sapa