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Mr Chawota said the complaints were “unfortunate” as they were being made by only one airline.
“We have several airlines that are flying into Harare at night and they have not complained,” he said. “Why is it that it is only South African Airways pilots that are complaining?
“In any case, our lighting has five beaming levels and these can be adjusted on request.”
He said he only learnt about the complaint on Monday evening when he was informed by the South African airline’s Harare office about the cancellation of the flight from Johannesburg.
Mr Chawota, who has been in touch with the airline’s head office over the issue, said they had been advised that a technical team would arrive in the country from South Africa today to assess the situation.
“As for the cancellation of the flight from Johannesburg, it is up to the airline because the decision of going into a destination is their prerogative,” he said.
An official at the South African airline’s local office yesterday confirmed that the evening flight was on.
“We have an airlink service that will depart this evening at 1845,” the official said.
An official in South Africa also confirmed that their two evening flights scheduled to depart Johannesburg at 1515 and 1620 to Harare were also on.
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