La France to resume flights to and from ten southern African countries on Saturday "Government spokesman Gabriel Attal announced this Wednesday at the end of the Council of Ministers meeting. The countries affected by this measure areBotswana, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe..
Although flights will resume on 4 December, they will be strictly reserved for a handful of categories of travellers: Only French citizens, EU nationals, diplomats and flight crews will be allowed on board..
On arrival in France, a isolation will nevertheless be necessary. "French nationals stranded in the seven countries concerned will be able to return to France by showing a negative test on leaving, with a test on arrival as well as a negative test on arrival. isolation between 7 and 10 days. We're not taking any risks," said the government spokesman.
Air France indicates that it is awaiting the final health authorisations from the supervisory authorities before resuming its flights to Johannesburg. However, flights to Mauritius are not currently affected by the restrictions. On the airline's website, passengers can rebook flights to both destinations, and should check the latest information on the airline's home page.
