Flood of Gazans coming to SA?

REQUESTS: OPERATORS INUNDATED WITH CALLS FOR PLANES

- Kyle Zeeman

A aviation operators have reportedly been inundated for several months with dozens of requests for chartered planes carrying Palestinians to fly into the country.

More than 150 Palestinians arrived at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Thursday on a chartered flight from Kenya. They were detained for several hours because they did not have the required immigration documentation and approvals needed, but were later released into the care of the NGO Gift of the Givers.

The arrival sparked fierce debate, but Rapport reported yesterday another similar plane had already quietly arrived in the country last month. This flight was also arranged through the same controversial intermediaries, Al-Majd Europe, as the one that arrived last week.

It also revealed operators have been receiving requests for such flights since August.