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Qatar Airways imposes curbs on S African flights
Nov 28, 2021 7:09 AM
Due to the recent emergence of the new Covid-19 Omicron variant and with immediate effect Qatar Airways said it will no longer be accepting passengers travelling from five Southern African countries in...
Due to the recent emergence of the new Covid-19 Omicron variant, and with immediate effect, Qatar Airways said it will no longer be accepting passengers travelling from five Southern African countries in its global network.
“However, we will continue to accept passengers for travel into these countries in-line with current restrictions,” an airline statement said.
Passengers who are booked on Qatar Airways flights from seven destinations, Luanda (LAD), Angola; Maputo (MPM), Mozambique; Johannesburg (JNB), Capetown (CPT), Durban (DUR),South Africa; Lusaka (LUN), Zambia; and Harare (HRE), Zimbabwe, will not be accepted for travel until further notice, it added.
“These restrictions will remain in place until we receive further guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO). We will continue to review the situation on a daily basis as new information becomes available,” the airline said. - TradeArabia News Service