EU members have decided to lift a suspension of air travel from several southern African nations. The restriction was imposed to halt the spread of the omicron strain.
Member states of the European Union on Monday decided to lift the suspension of flights to and from southern Africa after air travel was put on hold due to the omicron variant.
The news was announced by the French presidency of the EU after a meeting of the bloc’s Integrated Political Crisis Response (IPCR) team.
It said there had been agreement among member states “to lift the emergency brake in place to allow air traffic with southern African countries to resume.”
“Travelers from this area will, however, remain subject to the health measures applicable to travelers from third countries,” it added.
Where was affected by the ban?
The measure comes after EU member states decided on November 26 to temporarily suspend flights from seven southern African countries.
They were South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini,…
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