"Accommodation is now a non-issue," Valcke told a news conference yesterday, as reported by Reuters.
“We have got the bed nights we feel we need to accommodate the people, based on the estimated numbers that we are expecting.”
“We are sure now to accommodate all the potential requests we will receive whatever the demand.”
Valcke also said that extra aircraft would be laid on to ferry supporters around South Africa. The travel agent appointed by FIFA for the task, MATCH Services, would be chartering “big aircraft like Airbus 340s and Boeing 747s”, said Valcke. South Africa’s lack of rail infrastructure will make air travel a necessity for supporters moving between venues.
