South African Airways: yellow fever vaccinations no longer necessary for travel between Zambia, Tanzania and South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, 2015-2-12 — /Travel PR News/ — South African Airways (SAA) has welcomed the scrapping of yellow fever vaccinations, which is no longer necessary for travel between Zambia, Tanzania and South Africa.

The announcement was made by the South African Department of Health and the requirement was lifted with immediate effect.

The decision was made at the World Health Assembly in Geneva and 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.

“We are very pleased with this announcement as our flights from Lusaka, Ndola, and Livingstone in Zambia, as well as Dar es Salaam in Tanzania will be even more popular with travellers.

“We welcome all changes which will ease travel to South Africa and allow for easier connections at our world class hub at OR Tambo International Airport” says Sylvain Bosc, SAA Chief Commercial Officer.

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About South African Airways (SAA)
South African Airways (SAA) is the leading carrier in Africa, serving 57 destinations, in partnership with SA Express, SA Airlink and its low cost carrier, Mango, within South Africa and across the continent, and ten intercontinental routes from its Johannesburg hub. It is a member of the largest international airline network, Star Alliance. SAA’s core business is the provision of passenger airline and cargo transport services together with related services, which are provided through SAA and its wholly owned subsidiaries: SAA Technical; Mango its low cost carrier; and Air Chefs, the catering entity of SAA. SAA is the winner of the ‘Best Airline in Africa’ Award in the regional category for twelve consecutive years and the winner of ‘Service Excellence Africa’ for three years. Mango and SAA hold the number one and number two successive spots as South Africa’s most on – time airlines.

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For more information contact:
SAA: Tlali Tlali
tlalitlali@flysaa.com
+27 82 333 3880
+27 11 978 2298

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