UPDATE: R24 and R21 reopened following several arrests

Airport Management at O R Tambo International Airport believes Friday morning’s blockades on the R21 and R24 was with the specific intention to block access to the airport.

Several arrests have been made at the scene on the R21 where the highway is being blocked. Photo: Twitter

“We have been informed that it is the specific intention of the protesting drivers to block access to O R Tambo International Airport.

At this stage the EMPD and South African Police Service are on high alert in and around the airport precinct, said Leigh Gunkel-Keuler, spokesperson for O R Tambo International Airport, in a statement released earlier this morning.