Airlink halts Lesotho flights over lack of safety equipment

Airlink suspends Johannesburg–Maseru route — here are the affected flights

Regional carrier Airlink has suspended its daily flights between Johannesburg and Maseru. This was after Moshoeshoe International Airport in Lesotho was found without serviceable fire and rescue equipment. Airlink halts operations Airlink said it had to halt operations on the route because international safety regulations forced the suspension. The airline said that without the necessary fire and rescue equipment, the airport could not meet the …

Airlink halts Lesotho flights over lack of safety equipment

The suspension is expected to impact five daily flights between Johannesburg and the Moshoeshoe I International Airport in Maseru.

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South Africa-based regional airline, Airlink, has temporarily halted flights between Johannesburg and the Lesotho capital, Maseru, owing to safety issues at the country’s largest airport. On Wednesday evening, Airlink announced that “lack of serviceable fire and rescue equipment at Moshoeshoe I International Airport” was behind the suspension of daily flights between the two cities. “Normal services will resume as soon as the airport operator ha…