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Ryanair drops Afrikaans test after backlash in South Africa

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Budget airline Ryanair says it has scrapped its controversial Afrikaans language test for South African travelers aimed at weeding out people with phony passports. Reports of the questionnaire circulating on social media sparked anger among South Africans. Ryanair doesn't fly to or from South Africa but is Europe's biggest airline, carrying tens of millions of passengers annually.

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BBC News

Ryanair Afrikaans test: Airline drops controversial South African quiz

Boss Michael O'Leary responds to the row by saying that the quiz "doesn't make sense anymore".

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Reuters

Ryanair drops Afrikaans test after backlash in South Africa

Ryanair has dropped a requirement for South African passengers to prove their nationality before travelling by completing a test in Afrikaans, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said after the policy drew a backlash among South Africans.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Ryanair drops Afrikaans test that angered South Africans

LONDON (AP) — Budget airline Ryanair says it has scrapped its controversial Afrikaans language test for South African travelers aimed at weeding out people with phony passports. The Dublin-based airline changed its policy of requiring South African travelers to the U.K.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Ryanair drops Afrikaans test that angered South Africans

Budget airline Ryanair says it has scrapped its controversial Afrikaans language test for South African travelers aimed at weeding out people with phony passports

2 years ago·United States

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CNN

Ryanair abandons controversial Afrikaans test for South African travelers

Ryanair has confirmed that South Africans will no longer have to take an Afrikaans test to prove their nationality before boarding flights to the UK.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Ryanair drops Afrikaans test after backlash in South Africa

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair has dropped a requirement for South African passengers to prove their nationality before travelling by completing a test in Afrikaans, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said after the policy drew a backlash among South Africans. Read full story

2 years ago·Malaysia

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