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Airlink provides about 70% of scheduled commercial air travel between South Africa and Mozambique.
South African Carrier Airlink announced the cancellation of January 7 flights to Nampula in Mozambique following a claim for damages instituted by the province’s court. The instituting of the claim was accompanied by a court application to have Airlink’s aircraft seized pending the outcome.
The claim was filed with the Judicial Court in the province of Nampula by two Mozambican passengers who were offloaded from an Airlink flight in Johannesburg due to unruly and threatening behaviour.
According to a statement by Airlink, the situation that led to the passengers’ offloading was handled by South Africa’s civil aviation regulations and was reported to the relevant authorities.
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On December 28, the institution of the claim was accompanied by an interim court order to seize at least three Airlink aircraft in Mozambique, pending a hearing scheduled for mid-January. On the same day, Mozambique court officials attempted to seize an Airlink aircraft at Nampula Airport but were unsuccessful. Affected passengers will be given a full refund or be re-routed via Maputo, Beira, or Vilanculos while Airlink continues to monitor the situation. Airlink provides about 70% of scheduled commercial air travel between South Africa and Mozambique.
