PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - Passengers have been requested by Garden Route Aero (GRA), the operators of Plett Airport, to make direct contact with their airline and make ‘any necessary alternate travel arrangements’ as the airport will be closed to scheduled commercial traffic this summer season.
GRA spokesperson Deidre Davids said in a statement released on Tuesday that while GRA has made ‘significant progress’ in the refurbishment of Plettenberg Bay Airport’s runway, airport operations will remain limited to general aviation and private flights.
Commercial airlines, such as CemAir, will be unable to resume operations until the runway upgrades are completed.
Licence reclassification
Once completed, Plettenberg Bay Airport will be able to apply for the reclassification of its Category 5 licence, enabling the return of regional scheduled commercial flights.
Davids said work on the runway has moved beyond the initial groundwork phase into detailed engineering assessments.
She added that while ‘every effort’ is being made to complete the planning and engineering assessments by the end of this year, ‘the actual remedial works are scheduled to begin next year’.
“Considerable progress has been achieved in a short amount of time,” said Davids.
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