Reopening of borders : Madagascar Airlines long-haul flights resume

Following the Malagasy government's announcement regarding the reopening of borders, Madagascar Airlines will spread its wings. Resumption of Madagascar Airlines long-haul flights from 06 November 2021 linking Madagascar and Europe.

Gradual reopening of Madagascar's borders

The reopening of borders scheduled for 06 November, will see the resumption of Madagascar Airlines long-haul flights connecting Milan and Rome in Nosy Be and Paris in Antananarivo.

Madagascar Airlines long-haul flights resume : 02 rotations per week

Madagascar Airlines resumes its long-haul flights with a frequency of 2 weekly rotations, from and to France, with a price round trip from 1060€.

Fleets

Merged with its subsidiary Tsaradia, Air Madagascar became Madagascar Airlines. The national company will rent a B787-900, the latest generation of the American aircraft manufacturer, under the ACMI formula (crews and insurance) for long-haul flights, until the end of March 2022. And she will use the Air Transport Certificate, CTA, d’Air Madagascar.

That is to say that the passengers who will leave tomorrow (06 November) from Paris to Antananarivo will embark on un Boeing 787-900, the famous Dreamliner, of the Spanish company Air Europa. It is one of the specialists in low cost flights.

Rinah Rakotomanga, vice-president of the Board of Directors of Madagascar Airlines clarified during a television program that "the rental will be for 5 580 dollars per flight hour, an ACMI, including the crew, insurance and maintenance ».

For regional flights and domestic flights, it will use an Embraer type E16-90.

Entry formalities in Madagascar : Flights Paris-Antananarivo

In anticipation of the reopening of the air border, particularly in relation to the resumption of long-haul flights to Madagascar, of formalities entrances are set up by the Malagasy authorities for all passengers.

• For countries classified as “green” (list from the Ministry of Transport that can be updated periodically). Countries classified as “red” are those with community transmission greater than 300 new cases on 100 000 inhabitants per week and a spread of worrying variants for Madagascar ;
• Test RT-PCR 72 h before boarding with negative result ;
• Confirmation of reservation/payment of 2 hotel nights from the list of approved establishments in Zone B and C, airport-hotel special transfer shuttle (paying at 10 000 Ariary per passenger) ;
• Passenger commitment letter downloadable from the MAE website : www.diplomatie.gov.mg ;
• Chargeable RT-PCR test fee : 25 EURO to be collected on arrival at Ivato airport ;
• Confinement in a hotel room until the test result is obtained : confinement 14 days if positive and end of confinement if negative ;
• Verification of travel documents upon boarding.

Madagascar has received ICAO approval for the gradual reopening of its airspace. And compliance with hygiene and health protocols is the guarantee of the non-spread of the coronavirus..

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