South Africa: Airport's 'Tech Glitch' Not Linked to Fatal Crash

A "technical glitch" with flight systems at Cape Town International Airport, compounded by a fatal air ambulance crash which claimed five lives caused flight delays for most of Sunday morning.

The "glitch" is understood to relate flight slot co-ordination, which allocates an order for incoming and departing air traffic.

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