South African Airways has announced the suspension of all regional and international flights due to Covid-19.
SAA said in a statement, ” SAA will immediately suspend all regional and international operations until the end of May in response to a government travel ban aimed at stopping the transmission of the Coronavirus (Covid-19).”
This means that SAA will only render services domestically between Johannesburg and Cape Town.
“The suspension of flights follows the gazetting of Regulations and the issuing of a Notice to Air Men (NOTAM), an official government notice prohibiting the embarkation and disembarkation of crew and passengers from SAA’s three international destinations.The regulation is effective from Friday March 21,” SAA further stated.
South Africa has 202 confirmed cases of Covid-19 as of the morning of 20 March.
UPDATE: SAA has said regional flights will continue.
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