Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is having fuel issue forcing some long haul flights to reroute to other airports.

While at least two flights have been cancelled today, some other are rerouted to other airports to refuel. About 500 aircraft movements are expected today.

A Lufthansa Boeing 747-800 was forced to fly to Durban (DUR) before heading to Frankfurt.

The aircraft (registration D-ABYD) made a 47-minute short flight to refuel at Durban Airport.

The Lufthansa flight LH573 is expected to leave at 9:50 pm and to arrive in Frankfurt at 7:50 am.

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British Airways pilot has been suspended over allegations of drunken assaults on three female crew members.

He is said to have rowed with his 25-year-old lover who had flown with him on Flight BA057 from Heathrow to South Africa on a discounted ticket.

The father-of-two then returned to the crew hotel in Johannesburg and confronted three colleagues in the bar according to a newspaper.

The crew then allegedly refused to operate the return flight the next day if he was in the cockpit. He was flown home as a passenger on a different flight and is grounded.

The airline confirmed a member of flight crew has been suspended pending further investigation.

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The low-level flypast marks three milestones for Emirates and South Africa; The flying display celebrates the return of the second daily A380 service on the Dubai-Johannesburg route from 1 September.

Emirates takes to the skies to celebrate its longstanding and ongoing commitment to South Africa, with the country’s first ever A380 flypast.

Honouring its shared love for rugby with over 62,000 enthusiastic spectators, Emirates flew the world’s largest commercial passenger aircraft over Emirates Airline Park, just before kick-off of the much-anticipated Springboks vs All Blacks test match.

Flying at an altitude of just 500 feet above the ground, the iconic Emirates double-decker aircraft saluted rugby and aviation fans, in its latest signature livery.

The Emirates A380 took off from O.R. Tambo International Airport at 16:00, travelling at a speed of 140 kts, reaching the stadium at 16:58, perfectly timed to follow South Africa and New Zealand’s national anthems.

The flypast also marks the return of Emirates’ second A380 service on the Dubai-Johannesburg route, enhancing more customer choice and travel options with Emirates’ iconic onboard products and world-class service. EK761 departs Dubai at 04.05, landing in Johannesburg at 10:15, with the return flight, EK762, departing Johannesburg at 13.25 and touching down in Dubai at 23.45.

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