SA scraps yellow fever requirement for
ZambiaToday's News
03 Tue, Feb 2015
Yellow fever vaccinations are no longer required for travel between Zambia and South Africa, the South African Department of Health has announced.
The requirement was lifted on Saturday with immediate effect. The decision was made at the World Health Assembly on Friday in Geneva.
The decision by SA’s health department... comes after the World Health Organisation confirmed that Zambia had low yellow fever potential exposure status, which means travellers should not be required to carry a yellow fever vaccination certificate.
The requirement was bemoaned by the tourism industry, which suggested that it was putting travellers off the destination, especially because they could visit the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe without having a vaccination.
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ZambiaToday's News
03 Tue, Feb 2015
Yellow fever vaccinations are no longer required for travel between Zambia and South Africa, the South African Department of Health has announced.
The requirement was lifted on Saturday with immediate effect. The decision was made at the World Health Assembly on Friday in Geneva.
The decision by SA’s health department... comes after the World Health Organisation confirmed that Zambia had low yellow fever potential exposure status, which means travellers should not be required to carry a yellow fever vaccination certificate.
The requirement was bemoaned by the tourism industry, which suggested that it was putting travellers off the destination, especially because they could visit the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe without having a vaccination.
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ACSA reinforces Hand Baggage Policy at ORTIA
Airports Company South Africa reiterates its support of the South African Civil Aviation Authority regulations for airlines to implement and enforce hand baggage restrictions from Monday, 2 Feb...ruary 2015.
The allowance is:
· 1 bag plus one slimline laptop bag per economy class
passenger;
· 2 bags plus slimline laptop bag per business / first class passenger;
· No bag should exceed these dimensions: 56cm + 36cm + 23cm;
total dimensions 115cm.
· Weight limit per bag : 7 kg
· Passengers who exceed the hand baggage limits shall be subject to
the specific airline’s excess baggage rules.
Airports Company South Africa reiterates its support of the South African Civil Aviation Authority regulations for airlines to implement and enforce hand baggage restrictions from Monday, 2 Feb...ruary 2015.
The allowance is:
· 1 bag plus one slimline laptop bag per economy class
passenger;
· 2 bags plus slimline laptop bag per business / first class passenger;
· No bag should exceed these dimensions: 56cm + 36cm + 23cm;
total dimensions 115cm.
· Weight limit per bag : 7 kg
· Passengers who exceed the hand baggage limits shall be subject to
the specific airline’s excess baggage rules.
Note: In 3.1 and 3.2, the reference is to a slimline laptop
bag. For clarification, this
bag is of a size and thickness specifically designed to carry a lap top and charger,
and does not include bags capable of carrying other items such as documents,
clothes and other items. In item 4 below, where reference in the flowchart is to a
laptop, this is the slimline laptop bag.
bag is of a size and thickness specifically designed to carry a lap top and charger,
and does not include bags capable of carrying other items such as documents,
clothes and other items. In item 4 below, where reference in the flowchart is to a
laptop, this is the slimline laptop bag.
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