Treasury officials on Tuesday briefed Parliament’s standing committee on appropriations on procurement to counter the pandemic.
The minister said Acsa and some major South African airlines could not be allowed to fail because they played a crucial role in the country’s economy.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said government was discussing how to assist Acsa and struggling airlines.
Acsa has told government it will need guarantees for the next five years so that it can borrow R11 billion.
Since the first confirmed case reported this week, Acsa said it had increased its responsive measures including deploying military health personnel to airports.
State-owned Air Zimbabwe's only serviceable plane was stopped from leaving Johannesburg last week after failing to pay for airport services.
Last year, the state-owned entity was granted a R1.2 billion guarantee that it said was swallowed by historic debt.
Management cited operational challenges for the interruption on Wednesday.
Upgrades include the refurbishment of terminals and a new realigned runway which will increase the frequency and total of landings and departures.
The team includes metro police, provincial traffic officers, the SAPS and officials from the Airports Company South Africa.
The council suspended its president Danisa Baloyi after she was implicated in the disappearance of a R5 million donation by Acsa.
The council announced the suspension of its president Danisa Baloyi on Monday after she was implicated.
Stephen Labson says the state of affairs at the Airports Company South Africa is bad news for the country.
Skywise claims ACSA’s decision to ground the carrier in December was an ‘abuse of dominance’.
ACSA’s expansion project will have direct impact on surrounding communities in Cape Town.
ACSA says it will do everything possible to ensure public safety after Wednesday's shooting.
ASCA says the cable theft incident did not happen within the airport’s restricted perimeters.
Smoke in the cockpit caused a Boeing 737 cargo plane to make an emergency landing.
