The main runway at Cape Town International Airport is temporarily closed after a Kenya Airways plane's tyres failed on landing, South Africa's airports operator said on Tuesday.
It added that all passengers were safely taken off the aircraft.
Airports Company South Africa said the tyre failure happened around 1525 local time (1325 GMT). As of 1800 local time the plane was still disabled on the runway, a spokesperson said.
All arriving flights are being diverted to other airports. Domestic departures are operating but not international departures.
Cape Town is a popular tourist city and its main airport the second-busiest in South Africa.
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Cape Town International Airport is currently experiencing operational disruptions following a tyre failure involving Kenya Airways flight KQ784, which landed at approximately 15h25. pic.twitter.com/7yAeNpT6df
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