Illegally parked cars currently causing traffic congestion at OR Tambo International will be towed away, the Airports Company SA (Acsa) and Ekurhuleni metro police said on Wednesday.
Acsa's landside manager Kesavan Naicker said illegally parked cars at various parking lots and curb sides were causing a huge amount of frustration to visitors.
Acsa had handed a tow truck to metro police to tow away all illegally parked cars as from the beginning of June.
"Acsa is committed to curbing the increasing scourge of traffic congestion within the airport precinct, and by making a dedicated tow truck vehicle available...I do believe that we can make a difference."
Naicker said four tow trucks would be operating by the end of the year.
Metro police would be authorised to tow all illegally parked vehicles, within the airport precinct and would only be released to the owners on payment of the applicable fees.
In April, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Acsa and the airport.
The agreement made provision for the metro police precinct at OR Tambo to operate 24 hours a day every day of the week.
Chief of metro police, Robert McBride welcomed the new working relationship with Acsa.
"The EMPD is pleased to be working with a partner that is as committed as Acsa. In making a tow truck available to us on a 24-hour basis, exclusively for use at OR Tambo, we are confident that illegal parking at the airport will soon be a thing of the past."
Source: Wheels 24
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