Of course, no sensible person wants plane crashes. People die in plane crashes, and damage of considerable magnitude occurs. That is why many decisions and measures have been taken to ensure the safety of air transportation. And they are certainly working. We hear very little about airline accidents.
And when it is working, we should be grateful for it. Because even complications like flight delays and cancellations are enough. If we have to worry even more about whether we will arrive alive, then ……
But sometimes we overdo it. Sometimes someone is more pontifical than the Pope, so to speak. And they order what they think is right without carefully considering the consequences of their decisions. And unfortunately, such people affect air travel.
I have been using George Airport in South Africa for about 10 years now. It\’s a small airport, but the people there are proud and happy to have an airport. Well, it\’s far away, the best transportation there is by air, and they also boast that the entire airport is run entirely on its own solar power. They also boast that the entire airport is run entirely on solar power. Flights at the airport are usually on time, and check-in is easy and fast.
But now the officials have spoken. They say what has worked well for years is not good enough. The Air Navigation Service (ATNS) decided on July 19 that pilots must take a new visual approach there. In other words, they will not be allowed to rely solely on instruments to land. This is a problem. This is a problem because George often experiences bad weather, and in those conditions and in the dark, it is no longer permissible to fly to George. That is all.
Without adequate visibility, it does not matter how well equipped today\’s aircraft are. Without adequate visibility, flights are delayed, cancelled, or diverted, for example, to Cape Town, 400 km away. When will this measure be abolished? When the inspection is over. When is that? We don\’t know that. It\’s complicated…
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