Ban on driver’s licences at airports

• The Civil Aviation Amendment Act 22 of 2021 has only just taken effect, despite being signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa four years earlier.
• The laws aim to improve safety by expanding the jurisdiction of the South African Civil Aviation Authority.
• The Department of Transport’s proposal to ban the use of driver’s licences as a form of identification is likely to change, with FlySafair monitoring the development.