Plettenberg Bay Airport has been shut down indefinitely after the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) issued a discover to Bitou Municipality on July 31 suspending its airport licence with rapid impact.

On account of the discover, the airport is successfully closed.

Backyard Route Aero (GRA), a subsidiary of rsa.AREO (which manages the Winelands Airport in Cape City) was resulting from take over operations on the airport from Bitou Municipality in July, as reported by Journey Information.

Nevertheless, SACAA will situation the brand new licence to GRA solely as soon as historic points and upkeep backlogs on the runway have been addressed by the municipality.

A suggestion has been made by GRA to Bitou Municipality to take care of the historic points and upkeep backlogs on Bitou Municipality’s behalf, by means of a transitional funding settlement. GRA is at present awaiting a choice.

“We’re looking forward to the licence to be issued to GRA. We see the airport as an extension of the city and an necessary asset to the Backyard Route area,” stated Deidre Davids, spokesperson for GRA.

On account of the closure, CemAir has suspended all its flights to and from the airport, CEO Miles van der Molen informed Journey Information. CemAir was the one airline providing business companies to and from the airport.

Van der Molen added that passengers could be accommodated through George Airport.

Brokers and passengers are requested to contact the airline instantly for updates on flight info.