Taps run dry at OR Tambo

[Ockie]

Johannesburg - There was no water supply at Africa’s biggest airport, OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, on Friday morning due to water pipe connection problems, the Airports Company of SA said.

“This problem has affected one section of the airport, flights are not affected at all. The functioning of toilets has as a result been affected,” said Acsa spokesman Collen Naidoo.

The airport management had to shut down the water supply to enable engineers to fix the problem, he said.

Travellers complained about unavailability of water at the airport on social media.

Some complained that most restaurants did not have beverages such as coffee available due to water shortage.

Naidoo said the situation was temporary and would be fixed very soon.

http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/taps-run-dry-at-or-tambo-1.1849812

 

[Arthur]

Naidoo said the situation was temporary and would be fixed very soon.

I think we are generally resigned to the prospect that "temporary" will progressively become the norm...

 

[LCBXX]

So much for being a national key point..

 

[Kloofvreter]

So water pipe problems. Happens everywhere.

 

[USZA]

So much for being a national key point..

Since when?

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Some complained that most restaurants did not have beverages such as coffee available due to water shortage.

No coffee!?! At an Airport! I would have sued!

 

[USZA]

No coffee!?! At an Airport! I would have sued!

Sacriledge

 

[Fulcrum29]

Since when?

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/List-of-national-key-points-20150123

OR Tambo International airport

Are not all major airports national key points?

 

[Ockie]

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/List-of-national-key-points-20150123



Are not all major airports national key points?

Shame, not a single key point in NC.

 

[dualmeister]

So they can't wash their hands after pee pee time then they climb onto plane .... ewww

 

[Hamish McPanji]

Shame, not a single key point in NC.

That's because you left

 

[Ockie]

That's because you left

lol

 

[USZA]

That's because you left

@Ockie Because you were the key point

 

[Skerminkel]

The airport management had to shut down the water supply to enable engineers to fix the problem, he said.

Engineers fix plumbing now?

 

[Draganchor]

Sounds like the beginning of our next national crisis, water

 

[Solarion]

Shame, not a single key point in NC.

Even little Amanzimtoti has a national keypoint!

 

[CodeMaster]

Not next... current water crisis. Well, in Gauteng for now anyway.
Rand Water Board is facing shortages, due to the many new pipelines that are in progress, and some delayed.
There has also been major delays at the Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant, which isn't helping matters either.

Sounds like the beginning of our next national crisis, water

 

[Creag]

No coffee!?! At an Airport! I would have sued!

Sacriledge

This ^

 

[reactor_sa]

So they can't wash their hands after pee pee time then they climb onto plane .... ewww

And make you a burger