Airlink, which had been flying between South Africa and Madagascar regularly for years, was the only airline not allowed to return to the route after Madagascar lifted its Covid-19 travel ban in April.
Madagascar’s foreign minister has assured President Cyril Ramaphosa that his government will allow the South African private commercial airline Airlink to resume flying to the Indian Ocean island state “soon”, after a mysterious and costly ban which has lasted for more than three months.
“The foreign minister informed our President that flights between the two countries will resume soon,” South Africa’s ambassador to Madagascar, Sisa Ngombane, toldHe added that the foreign minister had also conveyed the message that: “President Rajoeolina wanted to improve diplomatic ties and will soon nominate an ambassador.”
South Africa has been opposing the return of the gold and the couriers on the grounds that they were involved in smuggling contraband so should remain in South Africa until the legal proceedings are concluded.
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