Air France secures wet-leased E190 capacity

Southern Africa hit with travel embargo over Covid Omicron

Following the emergence of a new Covid variant (Omicron B.1.1.529) in Botswana and South Africa last week, Southern Africa's air connectivity has been decimated after various countries around the world restricted access to travellers arriving from the two countries as well as Angola, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Namibia.

Among the countries that have so far imposed travel restrictions on either the entire group or select members include:

• Australia,
• Austria,
• Bahrain,
• Croatia,
• Czechia,
• Canada,
• Cyprus;
• Denmark,
• Egypt;
• France,
• Germany,
• Hong Kong,
• India,
• Ireland,
• Israel,
• Italy,
• Japan,
• Kuwait,
• Malaysia,
• Mauritius,
• Morocco,
• The Netherlands,
• Philippines,
• Portugal;
• Qatar,
• Saudi Arabia (has also embargoed commercial passenger flights from Madagascar, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Comoros),
• Seychelles,
• Singapore,
• Spain,
• Turkey,
• the United Arab Emirates,
• the United Kingdom, and
• the United States.

In turn, given these restrictions, the following airlines have said they will suspend flights to some or all of...

Editorial Comment: Added Switzerland to the list of countries. - 29.11.2021 - 05:40 UTC

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