Planes turned back from airport after rush of WCup arrivals

Описание: (7 Jul 2010)
1. Wide exterior of Durban's King Shaka airport
2. Interior of King Shaka airport, with sign reading: (English) King Shaka International Airport
3. Spanish fans running through airport, late for attending semi-final between Spain and Germany, after their flight was delayed
4. Mid of electronic arrivals board
5. Close up of arrivals board showing delayed flights
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Anthony Osbourne, football fan from Australia:
"Once we were on the plane at 06:45 we sat there for 15 minutes and then they said, Durban Airport is now closed so we have to sit on the tarmac for a good hour, hour and a half."
7. Angry football fans walking past and shouting at camera UPSOUND: (English) football fan:
"You should report this to Sepp Blatter, we sat on the airport for five hours, not moving,"
UPSOUND: (English) football fan:
"We waited at the airport since 10 o'clock."
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Amot, Spain fan:
"They just said that the airport in Durban was full and there was no space for any of the planes coming in from anywhere from Durban, Cape Town, anywhere. Yeah, and then they had a fuel problem, so the planes that were there couldn't leave."
9. More angry fans walking past and shouting at camera UPSOUND: (English) football fan:
"The plane is late, my man, we're late for the game, we are disappointed, as South Africans we are disappointed. Shaka airport is not yet ready to host the World Cup."
10. Various of planes on tarmac
STORYLINE:
Three planes filled with football fans headed for Wednesday's World Cup semi-final between Spain and Germany were forced to turn back from Durban's King Shaka airport because it was swamped by arrivals.
Airport spokesman Colin Naidoo said two planes from Johannesburg and one from Cape Town were refused permission to land because of air traffic congestion caused by the semi-final.
Naidoo said smaller aircraft were allowed to land and disembark passengers before taking off again and "parking" at the old Durban International airport.
Naidoo said planes were each allotted a landing slot but there were not enough slots for the aircraft that arrived.
Some fans were seen running from the airport to try and catch some part of the game.
"You should report this to Sepp Blatter, we sat on the airport for five hours, not moving," said one.
King Shaka airport was built to replace the old Durban International airport and cope with the influx of visitors to the World Cup. The airport opened on May 1.
Airports Company South Africa, the firm that runs the King Shaka, said in March there would "certainly be teething problems" with the move from Durban International.

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