Ryanair stands by Afrikaans test
Low-cost carrier Ryanair will continue requiring South African passengers to take an Afrikaans test to enter the UK, despite being accused of ‘backward profiling’, the company has said in a statement to the BBC.
Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers does not operate flights to and from SA.
So it requires any South African passport holder flying to Britain from elsewhere in Europe on the carrier, to prove their nationality.
Fin24 notes the airline cited a high prevalence of fraudulent South African passports behind the requirement to fill out the test.
‘This is why Ryanair must ensure that all passengers (especially South African citizens) travel on a valid SA passport/visa as required by UK Immigration,’ the BBC reported the airline as saying.
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