Overview
- Airports Company South Africa says the blaze was extinguished and no injuries were reported after evacuations at Cape Town International.
- International departures, paused earlier on Tuesday, have restarted with delays as recovery work continues, The Citizen reported late Tuesday night.
- Network and IT outages affected Wi‑Fi and other essential systems, leading airlines to use manual check‑in and causing longer processing times.
- Some international arrivals were diverted during the disruption, while domestic operations saw minor impacts; passengers are urged to check airline channels and the ACSA app.
- Technical teams are stabilising systems and assessing damage, with preliminary inquiries into the cause under way, including reports pointing to an electrical cable fire.