PASSENGERS flying from King Shaka International Airport (KSIA) may be in for a surprise when they see ticket prices hiked as airlines are forced to pay more to transport fuel to the new airport.
“The old Durban International Airport is situated right next to the Sapref refinery, so it was possible to have a direct pipeline from the refinery to the airport. However KSIA is 60 kilometres away and fuel will need to be transported by road to the fuel tank farms next to the new airport,” confirms Acsa manager communications and brand for the DIA, Colin Naidoo.
The fuel tank farm, from which a pipeline feeds KSIA, can hold six million litres of jet fuel.
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