An urgent probe is underway at Airlink after a plane was forced to make an emergency landing at OR Tambo International Airport.

The Competition Commission is probing major airlines for allegedly colluding on prices and pricing strategies ahead of the Soccer World Cup.

An SA Airlink flight to Antananarivo, Madagascar, had to turn back shortly after take off this week due to overheating, the airline said on Thursday.

Embattled state-owned Airlink has decided to permanently cancel a number of its routes, a media report said on Tuesday.

SA Airlink on Monday was continuing to reroute and refund following last week’s grounding of 14 of its aircraft due to safety concerns.

Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele has patted the CAA warmly on the head for the swift action it took to ground the Jetstream fleet of Airlink.

Late on Wednesday night, the Civil Aviation Authority grounded Airlink’s Jetstream aircraft following a series of incidents and accidents.

SA Airlink is back on track following its submission of a ”corrective-action programme”, the Civil Aviation Authority said on Tuesday.

Airlink said on Tuesday it was relieved it was not grounded by the Transport Ministry and the Civil Aviation Authority following recent accidents.

SA Airlink was given until next week to make sure its maintenance programme met required safety standards, the Transport Department said on Monday.

SA Airlink will be given a chance to explain itself to Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele next week, the Transport Department said on Saturday.