King Shaka Airport welcomes back international flights
The arrival of the flights came after government's announcement of regulations allowing for resumption of international flights and International guests under specific conditions.
AFTER a seven months hiatus of international commercial flights, King Shaka International Airport last week welcomed back international flights.
Their arrival comes after government’s announcement of regulations allowing for resumption of international flights and International guests under specific conditions.
General Manager of King Shaka International Airport, Terence Delomoney said the flights represented a watershed moment for the province.
“It is testament to the Aviation Industry, all our staff and stakeholders who continue to work hard behind the scenes to enable us to achieve moments like this. We are hopeful that this marks the start of many international flights to be processed through King Shaka International Airport.
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“We have been greatly encouraged by how local domestic passengers have taken to the skies. We want to emphasise that continuing to maintain a safe airport environment is our key priority. This is largely dependent on the attitude and behaviour of our passengers, and if we could continue the success we have had on the Domestic front into the International part of the operation, we will continue to build confidence and trust amongst our travelling public; and hopefully convert more of our non-travelling public into travellers.”
Importantly, all international passengers are required to do a Covid-19 test in their country of origin and present the negative test results document on arrival in South Africa.
The test result must have been received no more than 72 hours before boarding the flight to South Africa. Should the traveller display any Covid-19 related symptoms or been in contact with an infected person(s), they will be expected to take a mandatory Covid-19 test.
This test will be at the traveller’s cost. If the test comes back positive, the traveller will be subjected to a 10-day quarantine at a designated site. The accommodation at a quarantine site will be at the traveller’s cost.
“King Shaka International Airport is calling on all passengers to be honest about their declarations, and anyone that maybe experiencing any symptoms should be protecting themselves and others, by not attempting to travel until they are medically cleared. The need to diligently follow the basic Covid-19 health and safety protocols that have been put in place cannot be over-emphasised .” added Delomoney.
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