This whole saga sounds like an embarrasing and expensive mess.
Why did the CAA give the OK and then pull the plug at the last moment ?
And exactly why was permission needed in the first place ?
Now there is a precident set that the CAA can decide what type of aircraft lands where. I mean ...if its not OK for a 747 ..is it also not OK for an A340 or 757 ...or exactly where is the cut off ... 737 OK then ?
If the Saudi Royal Family had been on board and intending to meet Mbeki at Pilanesburg ... would the flight have been stopped
