According to a recent update from the Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa (Barsa), only 12 of its 32 international airline members that usually offer flights out of South Africa are currently operating and permitting South African passengers to travel on them.
These figures highlight the seriousness of the international travel bans imposed against South Africa which have resulted in a 62% reduction in air connectivity options for South African travellers.
The airlines that are operating flights and that are permitting traffic originating in South Africa to fly on them are listed below. Some of these airlines permit boarding of travellers from SA only under particular circumstances.
1. Air Botswana
2. Air France
3. Air Mozambique (LAM)
4. EgyptAir
5. Ethiopian Airlines
6. Fastjet
7. Kenya Airways
8. Lufthansa
9. Proflight Zambia
10. Qatar Airways
11. Turkish Airlines
12. El Al
The airlines that are not operating or are not permitting travellers to board in SA are as follows:
1. Air Austral
2. Air Mauritius - only cargo
3. Air Namibia
4. Air Seychelles
5. Alitalia
6. British Airways
7. Cathay Pacific
8. Delta Air Lines
9. Emirates - suspension of passenger uplift from South Africa
10. Etihad
11. KLM - only Dutch nationals and EU residents allowed
12. Latam
13. Qantas
14. RwandAir
15. SAA
16. Saudi Arabian Airlines
17. Singapore Airlines - SQ only carrying Singapore citizens or permanent residents on outbound flights
18. Swiss
19. TAAG
20. Virgin Atlantic
- Travel News
