Most international airlines are still not operating commercial passenger flights to and from South Africa.
This is due to ongoing travel bans implemented since the discovery of the 501Y.V2 variant in December 2020.
But at least three major airlines are hoping to restart flights to and from the country – carrying South African passengers – this month.
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South Africans have very limited international travel options thanks to extended border closures, concerns around new coronavirus variants, and lack of demand.
The reopening of South Africa's borders towards the end of 2020 was supposed to revive travel and tourism. Instead the discovery of a new, more infectious coronavirus variant – 501Y.V2 – which was first identified in samples gathered from the Eastern Cape, led to a wave of fresh restrictions for South Africans.