Flights to and from Johannesburg's main international airport, ORTIA, were disrupted during the course of today, Wednesday December 28, due to a malfunction of fuelling equipment at the airport.

Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) said this had affected refuelling of aircraft. Technicians were brought on site, and in the interim, fuel was dispensed by means of a manual system of fuel bowsers.

ACSA says the issue has been resolved and it is monitoring the situation.

The domino effect this created meant that several inbound flights were and still are delayed as of 16h00 today.