The UAE flag-carrier Emirates announced Thursday that it would be temporarily suspending all flights to South Africa. No services will run from Dubai between Saturday, January 16th, and Thursday, January 28th. The airline stated that the reasons for the suspension are “operational” but has not provided any further detail.

An Emirates aircraft is parked after landing at the Cape Town International airport after flying from Dubai, one of the first international commercial flights coming into South Africa, in Cape Town on October 1, 2020. – A first batch of regional and international flights landed in South Africa on October 1, 2020, as borders reopened after a more than six-month shutdown to limit the spread of coronavirus (Photo by RODGER BOSCH / AFP) (Photo by RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images)

The decision impacts all Emirates’ passengers between Dubai and South Africa. Those transferring from other locations with SA as their final destination will no be allowed to board at their initial point of origin. Read More