Seychelles begins contactless screening

Seychelles begins contactless screening

A brand-new biometric corridor for traveller health screening has been installed at Seychelles International Airport, making the country only the second in the world after the UAE to use walk-through biometrics. The ‘bio-corridor’ identifies the individual traveller...
Hooray! Mauritius is open!

Hooray! Mauritius is open!

Just as abruptly as it slammed the door on Southern Africans on November 26, Mauritius has suddenly lifted the Covid-related travel ban on travellers from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, with effect from...
France drops ‘scarlet red’ category for SA

France drops ‘scarlet red’ category for SA

South Africa has been removed from France’s scarlet red list. The ‘scarlet red’ category – one level higher than its red list category – was introduced by France early in December and included Mauritius (which was subsequently taken off the list on December 8) and...
Britain further eases travel requirements

Britain further eases travel requirements

The UK government has further relaxed entry requirements for travellers, axing the need for pre-departure COVID-19 tests before travellers leave for the UK, and lowering the Day 2 standard test from a PCR test to the more affordable lateral flow test. This was...
Spain reopens to South Africans

Spain reopens to South Africans

Although Spain has reopened its borders to fully vaccinated travellers from nine southern African countries, (removing a travel ban instated on November 30), it still considers these countries “high-risk”, and so a 10-day quarantine is required of...
EK extends SA pax suspension

EK extends SA pax suspension

Emirates it will not resume carrying South African passengers on outbound flights from Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban on January 1, as it had planned. The airline says the suspension, which started on November 29, remains in place until January 10, or until a new...