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Planes at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg were grounded on Wednesday morning due to a shortage of fuel caused by a technical problem at the ...

Some were supposed to connect to other flights and some are waiting to receive people. It has been four hours and we were told to return because they managed to secure fuel from the supplier. He was taking his family on holiday and had booked a trip to Table Mountain at 1pm.

A glitch in OR Tambo International Airport's fuel-supply system resulted in major flight delays at South Africa's busiest airport.

ACSA said its technicians had to use manual bowsers to refuel flights after glitches in the supply systems caused delays that left passengers outraged.

“On behalf of the government I wish to apologise profusely to all affected travellers for the inconvenience experienced. Technicians are on-site and have resolved the issue. some which had been due to leave at dawn.

Airport Authorities have the the issue is due to technical issues rather than a lack of availability.

Luckily, delays have been reduced to under 30 minutes at the time of writing, meaning the fuel issue is a glitch and not the start of a shortage that threatens to ground local airlines. Operators were unable to move fuel from the storage facility to the main hydrant system for dispensation. With news of a potential fuel shortage in the mix, South Africa's Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula, quickly took to Twitter to quell any concerns. Notably, foreign carriers don't seem to have taken the brunt of the issue, with Lufthansa's flight to Munich (09:30) leaving only a few minutes behind and KLM's route to Amsterdam sightly before at 08:35 leaving on time. [fuel shortages](https://simpleflying.com/tag/fuel-shortages/) since late April, around the time prices skyrocketed due to global conflicts. [Johannesburg Airport](https://simpleflying.com/tag/johannesburg/) faced severe delays due to an apparent fuel shortage.

Normal operations at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport were restored on Wednesday night after earlier delays caused by a technical problem ...

As a contingency, a tanker was used to refuel aircraft. The Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) said the technical issue was due to the main supply valve supplying fuel to the aprons not opening, causing rotational delays to domestic and international departures. Normal operations at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport were restored on Wednesday night after earlier delays caused by a technical problem affecting refuelling of aircraft.

Download logoThe Minister of Transport, Mr. Fikile Mbalula has been given an update on the situation at O.R. Tambo International Airport by Airports.

The airport the did not have a fuel shortage and has enough fuel. The on-site technicians addressed the technical fault and flights were able to resume. Fikile Mbalula has been given an update on the situation at O.R.

Operations at O.R. Tambo International Airport are back to normal after travellers experienced delays with domestic departures, as well as international ...

“On behalf of government, I wish to apologise profusely to all affected travellers for the inconvenience experienced. Tambo International Airport would like to apologise to all passengers and their loved ones for the inconvenience,” ACSA said. “[The airport] is open to both travellers and non-travellers.

Airports Company South Africa says that refuelling challenges resulted in delays for domestic and international departures on Thursday.

[a faulty visibility sensor on the airport's primary runway caused problems](https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/visibility-sensor-at-or-tambo-faulty-but-not-a-safety-risk-says-acsa-20221216). [News24 reported](https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/fuel-issues-ground-planes-at-or-tambo-airport-20221228). There was a technical issue with the main supply valve that provides fuel to the apron, or the area where the aircraft is parked.