First flight leaves King Shaka

D

Djtay

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jul 18, 2009
Messages
462
Reaction score
0
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/First-flights-leave-King-Shaka-20100501

Durban - The very first flight out of Durban's new King Shaka International Airport went off without a hitch on Saturday morning, a spokesperson said.

"All flights so far, from the initial 06:30 have gone off with no untoward incidents," said Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) general manager, Terence Delomoney, in a statement.

Large crowds had gathered at the new terminal, eager to see the first departure and the first arrival which came in at 08:10, he said.

"All operations are well underway and all efforts are being made to ensure minimal disruptions and inconveniences to all users," Delomoney said.

The R7.2m airport is South Africa's third largest and has been built to process up to 7.5 million passengers a year.

The former Durban International Airport was closed on Friday as airlines moved their planes to the new site.

Delomoney called for patience from passengers during the change process and said a free passenger service was available from May 1 for passengers whose cars were left at the old airport.
 
Tough life hey ponder...

Its not that bad though.... I was surprised at how quiet the planes were in comparison to DIA, due to considerably less buildings that bounce the sound around.
 
ponder said:
I'm not impressed. I can now hear the frigging planes :mad:
Click to expand...

That sucks. There is a law on how loud it is allowed to be before it is considered noise pollution, so maybe u can get compensation if its too loud!
 
Freshy-ZN said:
News24 gets the simple facts wrong again. It cost R7.2b as in BILLIONS not R7.2m.
Click to expand...

Was thinking how the hell they managed to build an airport for 7.2m... 7.2b is a hell of a lot.
 
The residential areas won't be above 44db (i stand to be corrected on this, but its in the 40's).. which is below the level considered noise pollution.
 
ponder said:
I'm not impressed. I can now hear the frigging planes :mad:
Click to expand...

I guess I wont hear it anymore then, used to fly right above my house( not alot though, bout 4 a day/night that I noticed) it never bothered me though, I think youll get used to it quick.
 
Actually gonna miss hearing the planes flying over. I remember for years and years ever since I was a kid, I'd get woken up sometimes in the early hours of the morning and hear the same drone of a large twin engine cargo plane flying over really slowly. My dad says he knows the pilot though a circle of friends and its definitely a cargo plane. I heard it again a few weeks back.

I still think putting the aiport all the way up there was a dumb idea. It was central where it was and easy to get to where you needed to go once disembarking. Really stupid idea.
 
Last edited:
Does it really need an explanation? Do you really think the developers would just build an airport wherever they please without an assessment on geographical location?

If you believe otherwise, please let us know, have you done an environmental impact study for starters? ... Never mind the access routes transport wise. Please enlighten us if you think otherwise.
 
Jhatman, leaving the airport where it was in the south would have been an even stupider idea than moving it up to the north coast
 
genetic said:
I can guarantee you the placement of King Shaka airport wasn't thumb-sucked.
Click to expand...

TheREV said:
Please explain ?
Click to expand...

....

Project conception and initial construction
The passenger terminal under construction on August 28, 2009, taken from the airside and showing the domestic airbridges
Construction of the passenger terminal in August 2009

King Shaka International Airport was first conceptualised in the 1970s, with construction beginning in 1973. By 1975, earthworks and a storm drainage system had been completed. However, the project was halted in 1982 due to the economic slowdown at the time.

The project was revived in the late 1990s when the limitations of Durban International Airport became apparent. The airport's 2,400 m (7,874 ft) runway was too short to allow large aircraft such as the Boeing 747 to operate intercontinental routes out of Durban; the resulting decrease in international air traffic caused Durban to become marginalised with respect to Johannesburg and Cape Town. Upgrading Durban International Airport was considered, however, a study published in 2007 found that the existing airport would still have serious constraints and would reach its maximum potential by 2025, after which there would be no choice but to develop KSIA.
Click to expand...
 
KSIA

Just the name alone should tell you ALL about this story.

Shaka Zulu -- Myth of Iron

Likewise everything about this airport is a MYTH

How do I know ? -- I was involved in the EIA as an IAP.

BUT

Judging by the over the top enthusiastic MSM news reports there are absolutely NO negatives attached to this project and move. :(

Please can someone tell me how many INTERNATIONAL flights have transited KSIA ?????
( I do NOT mean MANZINI and MAPUTO )

THIS is realy the complete rationale behind the construction of this new waste of money -- YES WASTE.
IF it had been constructed according to a proper lifecycle timetable and NOT in a huge rush it would have cost probably HALF as much.
The old DIA still had quite a bit of life left in it -- possibly another three to five years.
BUT
AGAIN -- EVERYTHING has to be a SHOWPIECE for FIFA. ( and a wonderful exhibition of Zulu Nationalism )

NOISE:
WHERE are the proper scientific instruments set up around the area that will give you a proper industrially accepted noise profile ????
Umhlanga Hospital is already a candidate for double glazing

DID the original work on the grading and earthworks done all those years ago remain exactly as excavated ? ( One of the big drawcards for the site as it would save a lot of money )
OR
Was there perhaps "some alteration" done in the current construction ?

WHO are the shareholders / owners / board of the BEE construction companies involved in the project
( embedded with the BIG well known companies that actually did most of the work -- INCLUDING a number of the STADIUMS. )

NAMES please.

From an initial estimate of about 1.8 BILLION to now apparently EIGHT BILLION. :(

WHERE was mention ever made about a TOLL GATE ?

WHERE is 15 Squadron and the SAAF airbase going to go ????

WHAT is going to happen to flight routes and the airspace around VIRGINIA GA Airfield ????

The story is so long I would be here ALL day telling you about it.
BUT
IF you want to , I am sure you could track down ALL the documentation.

To be officially opened by his royal highness JZ ( one of ther original drivers of the project -- so we are told ) on the eighth of May

NEED I SAY MORE ?

When you are suddenly presented with a 133% increase in airport TAX --REMEMBER -- this is how YOUR tax dollars were spent -- so that you would have to dip into YOUR pocket AGAIN.

MW
 
I'm sorry MW... you clearly are just cherry picking stuff to fit your world.

DIA would not have been able to handle the traffic for the WC... it would have had to be upgraded which would have been a waste of money because it would have had to move eventually ANYWAY.

There have been extensive noise profiling done.. and they're within international norms from what I know...

The Tollgate was done by SANRAL, against the wishes of the city and ACSA.. but SANRAL control the road so had the final say in that one.

The airspace of Virginia has been altered as has the proposed airspace for KSIA
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top
Sign up to the MyBroadband newsletter
X