Russians stuck in South Africa complained about the high cost of export flights COVID-19 in South Africa, outraged by the overpriced export flights to their homeland. Their words are reported by Izvestia.
For example, one of the tourists said that he received a call from the Russian diplomatic mission in South Africa and offered to use the evacuation flight. “200 people have formed. The cost is 111 thousand rubles “, – said the vacationer and complained that no one helps the travelers who remained in the republic with accommodation and meals,” all at their own expense. “
Another Russian said that due to the suspension of flights, his wife also cannot leave South Africa. “When it became clear that all this was for a long time, I began to look for some alternative travel options for my wife, for example, on a private plane,” he said. – The cost of the flight was 15 thousand euros (1.2 million rubles) per person. This is a set of 65 seats, all business class. ”
Soon, according to him, the Russian consulate organized a flight, having agreed with the Ethiopian Airlines company, but the cost of the ticket was more than 100 thousand rubles. “Yesterday they began to form lists for departure. The price was set at 105–110 thousand rubles,” the interlocutor added.
Another traveler on her page in Instaram also said that the diplomatic mission offered her a flight at an inflated cost. “The consulate has finally announced the price of an export flight ticket – 110 thousand rubles per person … Yeah, great 'help', considering that our tickets from South Africa to Moscow and back cost 43 thousand rubles per person,” she said./p>
Earlier in November it was reported that currently about 500 Russian tourists are in South Africa. It is noted that there are no Russians in the republic who are part of organized tourist groups. Vacationers were advised to contact the Russian Embassy in order to obtain operational data on possible options for returning to their homeland and register for consular registration.
Since November 28, Russia has indefinitely restricted the entry of citizens from a number of African countries, including South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia, due to a new strain of coronavirus. Several European countries have already restricted air traffic with South Africa.