The General Manager of O.R. Tambo International Airport* Mr Chris Hlekane hosted a regular media briefing to provide an update on: Progress on Infrastructure developments, Aviation security and Customer service improvement.
Johannesburg - Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)’s three main airports are hubs of activity as the Company’s R5.2 billion infrastructure expansion programme takes off in earnest. Key projects in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban International Airports are already in full swing with a few already at advanced stages, while construction activities have also commenced at some of the other airports in the ACSA network.
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has concluded a tender process for the provision of physical security comprising securing access control gates as well as screening vehicles accessing the restricted area. The tender process for this contract commenced in June 2005 and awarded to various security companies on a five-year basis.
Today, Thursday 23 March 2006, Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) along with essential stakeholders conducted a full scale emergency simulation exercise near O.R. Tambo International Airport (ORTIA). The exercise, dubbed Operation Kaizen, is aimed at improving the state of readiness of all role-players in terms of handling major aircraft incidents at or near ORTIA.
