Cape Town International Airport (CPT) experienced power interruptions last week, the most significant ones occurring on March 3 and March 5.
The Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) said the outage was caused by “an unplanned electricity supply disruption”, with repairs carried out on March 6.
Acsa said: “Airport operations continued as usual, thanks to the activation of contingency measures. Some services, including heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, and retail operations, were limited, but essential services to facilitate passenger movement remained unaffected. Minimal delays were experienced.”
However, a video on social media showed that lights and baggage carousels were also affected, with airport staff having to locate…













