Lesotho, a tiny landlocked mountain kingdom surrounded by South Africa, was left without scheduled air connectivity for 24 hours on November 6 after Airlink (South Africa), the only operator serving the airport, suspended its 3x daily E135 flights from Johannesburg O.R. Tambo due to unserviceable fire and rescue equipment at Maseru International. Airlink resumed its schedule on November 7, once replacement fire and rescue capability was restored.