Madagascar : Exceptional flights to and from Mauritius and South Africa

Madagascar : Exceptional flights to and from Mauritius and South Africa. Tinoka Roberto, the Minister of Transport has given exceptional authorization to these flights.

Exceptional authorizations

Reminder, Madagascar had closed its borders to Mauritius since the end of November 2021.

In a press release published Tuesday evening on 04 December 2021, the Ministry of Transport and Meteorology recognizes that exceptional authorizations may be issued to certain passengers going to Mauritius or South Africa, or who return.

Beneficiaries

According to the ministry, these authorizations are granted as part of repatriation flights, either nationals of these countries, either workers from these countries. These may also include flights carrying state missionaries and diplomats.. This specifies that requests for authorization come from the embassies of the countries of the passengers concerned.. However, it does not provide details on the identity of the competent authorities issuing the authorizations..

Suspension of commercial flights

Commercial flights linking Madagascar to Mauritius and South Africa are officially suspended and continue to be suspended, insists the ministry in its press release.

The discovery of a newborn in the toilet of an Air Mauritius plane coming from Madagascar allowed public opinion to discover thatthere are two weekly flights between Madagascar and Mauritius, and that these can sometimes carry passengers. The airline and the Ministry of Transport emphasize, however, that these flights are under the authorization of the Malagasy authorities..

Mauritius reopens its borders 09 African countries

His side, Mauritius reopens its borders 09 African countries. Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) announced that Mauritius is reopening its borders to flights from African countries since this Friday 7 January. This is Botswana, from Namibia, Zimbabwe, from Eswatini, you are in Lesotho, you Malawi, Mozambique, from Zambia and particularly South Africa.

MTPA invites travelers to contact airlines and tour operators to confirm flight availability and also for information on the Covid-19 protocols to follow.

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