Mechanical problems in some of Airlinks aircrafts have put the brakes on festivities for scores of passengers who were delayed for more than eight hours at the Chief Dawid International Airport in Gqeberha on Saturday.
Excitement turned to frustration when holiday makers were allegedly left unattended, with no explanations as to why their flight had not arrived, despite the airport overhead displays communicating a different story.
First-time international traveller Jesse Botha, 24, who was due to catch a flight to Johannesburg to connect in Kigali to then fly to the UK, said the delay caused a ripple effect on all his connecting flights, which he missed.
