Irish airline Ryanair asked South African travellers to take an Afrikaans test to prove their nationality before boarding flights. Terming it discriminatory, South Africans have condemned the controversial language test by the airline.

Outrage after Ryanair forces South Africans to prove nationality with controversial Afrikaans test

Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers Ryanair has hit turbulence over its bizarre nationality test for South Africans . The test has triggered massive public outrage on social media, several users are calling it shocking, discriminatory and humiliating.

Racist nationality test: Europe's largest airline Ryanair faces outrage

Europe's largest airline Ryanair has hit turbulence over its bizarre nationality test for South Africans. the test has triggered massive public outrage on social media. Several users are calling it shocking, discriminatory and humiliating.

Europe's largest Airline Ryanair faces outrage over test in Afrikaans for South Africans

In a bizarre diktat, Ryanair is forcing South Africans to prove nationality before flying by taking a language test in Afrikaans.

A test in Afrikaans before flying: Ryanair forces South Africans to prove nationality before flying

The new rule implemented by Ryanair to put South African through a general knowledge test in Afrikaans has sparked serious allegations of discrimination. The airline is currently conducting the test for every person travelling with a South African passport and it is completely in Afrikaans.

Ryanair accused of discrimination for putting South Africans through Afrikaans test

In signs of recovery in aviation sector European low-cost airline Ryanair said its bookings looked very strong for the summer and the load factor should gradually rise to 94-95% in June-August.

Ryanair sees over 15 million passengers in May, summer bookings strong

The US Justice Department charged four Belarus officials with air piracy Thursday for last year's forced diversion of a Ryanair flight in order to arrest a dissident on board.

US charges Belarus officials with air piracy over Ryanair flight diversion

Only passengers, who are vaccinated, should be allowed to board a plane, said Ryanair Holdings Plc’s Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary, as per a report by Telegraph.

Ryanair CEO for allowing only vaccinated passengers to fly, says report

A Ryanair flight from Ireland to Poland diverted to Berlin after the crew were warned of a 'potential security threat' on the plane, the airline said on Monday. German air traffic control warned the crew of the Dublin-Krakow flight of the potential threat on Sunday, Ryanair said in a statement, without elaborating.

Ryanair plane diverted to Berlin over 'potential threat'

Belarus has introduced "discriminatory" trade barriers against a range of goods from Ukraine amid global pressure after it forced a Ryanair plane carrying an opposition journalist to land in Minsk.

Belarus imposes trade barriers on Ukraine amid plane row

Western powers prepared to pile sanctions on Belarus and cut off its aviation links on Monday, furious after it scrambled a warplane to intercept a Ryanair aircraft and arrest a dissident journalist, an act one official denounced as 'state piracy'.

Belarus faces new sanctions from West over forced landing of plane, arrest of journalist 

The United Kingdom's government in a bid to overturn new quarantine rules that will be put into effect from today. International airline group Ryanair and EasyJet spoke against the government's rule that calls for mandatory self-isolation period for international passengers.

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Britain will introduce a COVID-19 quarantine for travellers arriving from abroad from June 8, interior minister Priti Patel said on Friday, a measure that airlines have warned will devastate their industry.

UK to introduce quarantine for international arrivals from June 8

Lufthansa on Thursday said it was slashing 700 to 800 jobs at its Austrian Airlines subsidiary, more than a tenth of the workforce there, to cut costs in the face of "brutal competition" from rival carriers.

Austrian Airlines to slash jobs over 'brutal competition'

Ryanair Holdings Plc on Monday warned fares would fall by 6 per cent in its key summer season this year, in part due to overcapacity in Germany and Brexit fears in the United Kingdom, but kept its profit target for the year.

Ryanair expects average fares to fall 6% in key summer season

Ryanair on Monday unveiled plans for an overhaul to create four subsidiaries, as the Irish no-frills airline revealed also a third-quarter loss of 20 million euros and said a no-deal Brexit "remains worryingly high".

Ryanair to restructure, posts quarterly loss

British police are investigating after footage of a man shouting racist abuse at an elderly black woman on a Ryanair flight went viral over the weekend, with the airline facing criticism over how it dealt with the incident.

Video: Ryanair passenger's racist rant prompts British police investigation

Ryanair on Friday said it has reached agreements with more unions across Europe, as the no-frills Irish airline looks to avoid further strike action threatened by pilots and cabin crew.

Ryanair announces more deals with unions in Europe

Ryanair cancelled scores of European flights on Friday as unions staged what they warned could be the biggest strike in the airline's history. The Dublin-based carrier has played down fears of widespread disruption but confirmed it would cancel about 250 flights.

Ryanair cancels flights as strike hits Europe

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