FIFA looks to compensate fans
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July 9, 2010, Friday
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FIFA may compensate fans who missed the Spain's World Cup semifinal against Germany because of congestion at Durban's new airport.
Hundreds of fans had their flights delayed or turned away from King Shaka airport on Wednesday after an increase in private jets contributed to all the landing slots being filled.
FIFA spokesman Nicolas Maingot said it will definitely look at the cases of fans affected by flight problems. Even when some planes landed, they had to take off again and head to the old Durban International Airport. Attendance at Moses Mabhida Stadium was 1,800 below capacity.
The airport disarray was a rare blemish on the so-far successful hosting of the World Cup, held on the continent for the first time, which has gone without any major glitches.
Some VIP planes, which were supposed to land at the King Shaka airport and later park at an old airport some 60km away, would not move, causing the chaos, 702 Talk Radio reported, citing the Airports Company South Africa as saying.
Hundreds of fans had their flights delayed or turned away from King Shaka airport on Wednesday after an increase in private jets contributed to all the landing slots being filled.
FIFA spokesman Nicolas Maingot said it will definitely look at the cases of fans affected by flight problems. Even when some planes landed, they had to take off again and head to the old Durban International Airport. Attendance at Moses Mabhida Stadium was 1,800 below capacity.
The airport disarray was a rare blemish on the so-far successful hosting of the World Cup, held on the continent for the first time, which has gone without any major glitches.
Some VIP planes, which were supposed to land at the King Shaka airport and later park at an old airport some 60km away, would not move, causing the chaos, 702 Talk Radio reported, citing the Airports Company South Africa as saying.
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