El Al, the flag carrier of Israel, has announced that it will stop operating direct flights between Israel and South Africa. According to the airline, "a significant fall in demand by Israeli travellers" led to this decision. El Al's last flight from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) in Tel Aviv to OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg will take place on 27 March 2024. The return flight is set to depart for Tel Aviv on 28 March 2024.
El Al's announcement of the suspension of flights to Johannesburg in South Africa was released just hours before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) releases its findings on South Africa's case against Israel over alleged genocidal acts in Gaza.
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26 January 2024
Israel: El Al suspends flights to South Africa!
08 June 2022
Israel: El Al increases flights to South Africa!
El Al, the flag carrier of Israel, is set to increase the frequency of scheduled passenger flights to South Africa. Effective 10 June 2022, the airline will offer a second weekly flight between Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) in Tel Aviv and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg. The additional service will be operated on Fridays (TLV > JNB) and Saturdays (JNB > TLV).
Travellers may complete the entry form to Israel 10 days prior to the departure date of a flight to the country. It is not required to present a negative result on a Covid-19 test before boarding a flight to Israel. The PCR testing mandate for those entering the country at airports was lifted, and the isolation required until that test result was also canceled. Confirmed COVID cases will not be permitted to board a flight to Israel.
26 January 2022
Israel: El Al to resume flights to South Africa!
El Al, the flag carrier of Israel, is set to resume scheduled passenger flights to South Africa. The airline will operate one weekly flight between Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) in Tel Aviv and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg from 14 February 2022. The overnight flight will depart Tel Aviv on Mondays while the return flight will depart Johannesburg on Tuesdays. Effective 10 June 2022, El Al will add another service on Fridays. Flights will be operated on board the airline's advanced Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
26 November 2021
New Covid-19 variant: South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Eswatini added to Israel's travel red list! [update]
update (26 November 2021): Israel adds all African nations, except those in North Africa, to its "red list" of high-risk countries due to the new coronavirus variant.
The Government of Israel announced on 25 November 2021 that South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Eswatini have been added to the country's "red", or highest-risk, travel list. This is due to the detection of a new Covid-19 variant, B.1.1.529, in South Africa, which has a "very unusual constellation" of mutations. Israelis are banned from travelling to countries on the "red" list, unless they receive special permission from Israel's health ministry. Israelis returning home from those countries are required to spend between 7-14 days in a quarantine hotel after arrival. Anyone coming from any of these "red", or highest-risk, countries and is not an Israeli citizen or resident is barred from entering into Israel. We'll keep you posted!
04 May 2021
Covid-19: El Al cancels plans to resume flights to South Africa!
The Government of Israel on 03 May 2021 banned travelling to seven countries, including South Africa, over fears of importing Covid-19 variants. The new measures forces the country's flag carrier, El Al, to cancel its plans to resume flights to Johannesburg in South Africa until further notice. The airline planned to re-introduce scheduled services between Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) in Tel Aviv and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg from 06 May 2021. According to El Al's website, the airline will now only offer one flight between Tel Aviv and Johannesburg on 06 May 2021 and a return service from Johannesburg to Tel Aviv on 08 May 2021. We'll keep you posted!
10 March 2021
El Al is set to resume flights between Israel <> South Africa! [update]
update (04 May 2021): El Al has announced that due to new restrictions, flights to Johannesburg will be canceled from 09 May 2021 until further notice. The airline will only be operating at flight from Tel Aviv to Johannesburg on 06 May 2021 and a flight from Johannesburg to Tel Aviv on 08 May 2021.
update (15 April 2021): According to the website of El Al, flights between Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) in Tel Aviv and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg will now resume on 06 May 2021.
The flag carrier of Israel, El Al, is set to return to South Africa. According to the airline's website, flights between Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) in Tel Aviv and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg will resume on 21 March 2021. Flights will be once a week for the first week (Sundays/Mondays), going to twice a week from 28 March 2021 (Sundays/Mondays and Wednesdays/Thursdays).
As of now, no boarding will be permitted without obtaining a preliminary approval from Israel's Population and Immigration Authority or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Entry to the country will only be permitted if travellers have a negative PCR test result from 72 hours before leaving the country of origin, and travellers must take a PCR test on arrival to Israel. The entry of foreigners into Israel is subject to presentation of health insurance (including section covering the Coronavirus disease). For more info, click here.
22 May 2019
Rwandair to launch direct flights between Kigali <> Tel Aviv!
12 February 2019
Kenya Airways: Plans to introduce flights to Israel put on hold!
Kenya Airways' plan to introduce scheduled services between Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) in Nairobi and Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) in Tel Aviv, Israel, is currently on hold. The Government of Sudan rescinded its earlier decision to allow the airline to overfly its airspace enroute to Israel. According to the chairman of Kenya Airways, Michael Joseph, the airline is still optimistic about the launch of flights to Israel in the new future. The airline was scheduled to start weekly flights to Tel Aviv in March 2019. We'll keep you posted!
30 June 2014
Kenya Airways set to launch direct flights to Tel Aviv (Israel)
Kenya's flag carrier, Kenya Airways, announced plans to launch direct flights between Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi and Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) in Tel Aviv, Israel. The announcement follows successful bilateral trade relation talks between the Kenyan government and a Israeli business and government delegation, which recently visited Kenya. The date when the flights will be introduced has not yet been disclosed.
14 January 2014
Israel's El Al to connect Tel Aviv with Kilimanjaro International Airport (Tanzania)
According to various news reports from East African newspapers (such as East Africa Business Week and The Arusha Times), El Al, the flag carrier of Israel, will soon commence scheduled direct flights between Ben Gurion Airport (IATA: TLV) in Tel Aviv and Kilimanjaro International Airport (IATA: JRO), located between the cities of Arusha and Moshi in northern Tanzania. The airline will be running four flights per month (one flight per week) from April to September 2014 as well as in December 2014. About 6000 passengers are expected to make use of the service.
10 March 2010
BBC podcast African Perspective: Lost Jewish tribe "found in Zimbabwe"
African Perspective is a weekly documentary podcast by the BBC, which takes an in-depth look at life on the African continent. This week's (06 Mar 2010) edition is about the Lemba people of Zimbabwe and South Africa, who, according to their oral traditions, claim that their ancestors were Jews who fled the Holy Land about 2,500 years ago.
African Perspective >>
Duration: 27 mins
The BBC's Steve Vickers is in Zimbabwe to explore an extraordinary tale of a mysterious and ancient drum-like object and the people who revere this ngoma lungundu.
African Perspective >>
Duration: 27 mins
The BBC's Steve Vickers is in Zimbabwe to explore an extraordinary tale of a mysterious and ancient drum-like object and the people who revere this ngoma lungundu.
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