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There were 159 passengers and crew on board. The pilot in command was Captain Dawie Uys, 49, a veteran with more than 13 843 hours flying experience, 3 884 of those on the Boeing 747 aircraft type.

Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the southwest in the early morning. Patchy smoke haze in the morning and early afternoon, mainly in the west. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon ...