Qatar Airways has reportedly reversed its travel ban on South Africa and it’s believed flight to and from the Gulf region may resume soon.
UPDATE: On Saturday, 11 December 2021, Qatar Airways reversed its decision to reopen the route between the Gulf region and South Africa. This is what was noted in its statement.
“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 and will update www.qatarairways.com as new information becomes available.”
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Are Qatar Airways flights to and from South Africa still banned?
In a tweet, DIRCO’s Head of Public Diplomacy Clayson Monyela indicated that a message was received from the Embassy of Qatar in Pretoria that from Sunday 12 December 2021, flights to and from South Africa via Qatar Airways will resume.
Monyela added that under the revised resumption of operations, the Arab country’s national carrier will have two flights available in Johannesburg and one departing from Cape Town daily.
Durban passengers travelling outbound with Qatar Airways will have to depart from one of the two above-mentioned regions, as only inbound flights will resume from Sunday, Monyela explained.
Message received from our friends @QatarEmb_PRT…@qatarairways resumption of 2 ways inbound & outbound flights to 🇿🇦.
— Clayson Monyela (@ClaysonMonyela) December 9, 2021
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Inbound/Outbound
Starting this Sunday 12th Dec.
2 flights daily for JNB.
1 flight daily for Cape Town.
Durban still inbound only. #TravelBan lifted.
Monyela’s announcement comes weeks after Qatar Airways followed the direction of European and US carriers in cancelling in and outbound flights to South Africa due to the Omicron outbreak.
With immediate effect, passengers will no longer be accepted for travel from South Africa and Zimbabwe on #QatarAirways flights, we will continue to review the situation on a daily basis as new information becomes available from the WHO.
— Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) November 26, 2021
“Passengers who are booked on Qatar Airways flights from airports in either country, including Johannesburg (JNB), Capetown (CPT), Durban (DUR), and Harare (HRE), will not be accepted for travel until further notice,” the carrier noted.
