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Only in Africa
No BS folks, this really happened on Thursday, talk about taking drastic measures to get your point across, and i remind you, these poor chaps work everything from GND to F460 or UNL (Not sure)
Anyway the notam went something like this.
JDN0094 161113
GG FADNZTZX
161119 FDMMYFYX
(A0002/03 NOTAM
(QFAJS/QNAAW/IV/NBO/AE/000/999/
A)FDMS
B)0301161030
C)0301161330
E)NO ATC SERVICES AVBL DUE TO AIR-CONDITIONING FAILURE, SUBJ TO CHANGE AT SHORT NOTICE. MATSAPHA TFC TO BCST ON FREQ 124.9MHZ.
F)-
G)-)
Dunno if they got it fixed or not.
Anyway the notam went something like this.
JDN0094 161113
GG FADNZTZX
161119 FDMMYFYX
(A0002/03 NOTAM
(QFAJS/QNAAW/IV/NBO/AE/000/999/
A)FDMS
B)0301161030
C)0301161330
E)NO ATC SERVICES AVBL DUE TO AIR-CONDITIONING FAILURE, SUBJ TO CHANGE AT SHORT NOTICE. MATSAPHA TFC TO BCST ON FREQ 124.9MHZ.
F)-
G)-)
Dunno if they got it fixed or not.
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Swazi Tower Failure
Hi "there" :
Read in the Times of Swaziland newspaper on Saturday January 26th :
"AIR TOWER STILL HELL FOR AIR CONTROLLER
... Air traffic is not yet out of danger at the Matsapha International Airport as the air conditioning system of the air controllers' tower is still faulty despite being checking by a local refrigeration company.
blahblahblah ... it will be solved by the end of next week.
...
According to a source, last week the temperatures were 30°C outside while inside the tower they were five degrees higher.
The officers were left with no option but to go outside and only to return in the evening when the temperatude had dropped.
Since the problem started two weeks ago, there has been no improvement in the tower, as the officers are often suffocated. The situation is a health hazard."
Dunno if they got it fixed...........
Read in the Times of Swaziland newspaper on Saturday January 26th :
"AIR TOWER STILL HELL FOR AIR CONTROLLER
... Air traffic is not yet out of danger at the Matsapha International Airport as the air conditioning system of the air controllers' tower is still faulty despite being checking by a local refrigeration company.
blahblahblah ... it will be solved by the end of next week.
...
According to a source, last week the temperatures were 30°C outside while inside the tower they were five degrees higher.
The officers were left with no option but to go outside and only to return in the evening when the temperatude had dropped.
Since the problem started two weeks ago, there has been no improvement in the tower, as the officers are often suffocated. The situation is a health hazard."
Dunno if they got it fixed...........
