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VIDEO: SAA cancels flights to Mauritius─── 12:19 Wed, 17 Jan 2018
South African Airways has cancelled all flights to and from Mauritius on Wednesday due to adverse weather conditions.
Due to Cyclone Berguitta, SAA flights to and from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Mauritius, will be cancelled as follows:
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
• SA 190 from Johannesburg (JNB) to Mauritius (MRU)
• SA 191 from Mauritius (MRU) to Johannesburg (JNB)
• SA 192 from Johannesburg (JNB) to Mauritius (MRU)
• SA 193 from Mauritius (MRU) to Johannesburg (JNB)
“South African Airways regrets any inconvenience caused by the cancellation of its flights. Our priority is always the safety of our passengers and crew,” says SAA spokesperson, Tlali Tlali.
SAA flies to Mauritius daily with two flights a day on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Assistance will be provided to all ticketed customers holding a South African Airways Ticket (only) via any SAA Call Centre, City Travel Office or dedicated Travel Agent subject to the conditions set out below.
Ticketed customers can rebook at a later date at no extra charge and subject to availability of the same booking class. No change of cabin or routing will be accepted by the airline.
Only SAA flights issued on SA (083) ticket stock will be eligible for the policy and no other tickets from other airlines will be eligible.
Tickets must be re-issued on or before 19 January 2018 and travel must commence on or before 22 January 2018.
AFP reported the cyclone that slammed into Madagascar earlier in January has claimed 51 lives, with 54,000 people displaced by flooding, heavy rain and high winds, authorities said.
Tropical cyclone Ava made landfall on January 5, lashing the eastern part of the African island for 24 hours, with many rivers overflowing, roads cut off and bridges submerged.
Twenty-two people are still missing while 161,000 others have been affected following the storms, the National Bureau for Risk and Catastrophe Management (NBRCM) said late Sunday.
The toll from Ava stood at 29 dead and 80,000 affected one week ago.
Madagascar, one of the world's poorest countries, is regularly hit by cyclones. In March last year, cyclone Enawo killed at least 78 people.
