Ryanair has dropped a controversial test in the Afrikaans language aimed at identifying passengers travelling on fake South African passports. Boss Michael O'Leary said imposing the test "doesn't make ...

Ryanair did not say whether it carried out similar tests for other nationalities Irish budget airline Ryanair says it is still insisting that all South Africans travelling on flights to the UK must ...

South Africans have condemned Irish airline Ryanair for making them take a test in the Afrikaans language on UK flights, calling it discriminatory. The country has 11 official languages, and many say ...

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After intense backlash for making South African passport holders do an Afrikaans quiz to prove they are South Africans and their passports aren’t fake, budget airline Ryanair has dropped the quiz.

Ryanair Holdings Plc is ordering South Africans traveling to the UK to complete a list of questions to prove their identity in Afrikaans -- only one of 11 official languages spoken in the country.

A language test that sparked outrage earlier this month has been dropped by the airline which now says it was not appropriate and doesn't make sense. The Dublin-based airline has changed its policy ...

(Bloomberg) --Ryanair Holdings Plc is ordering South Africans traveling to the UK to complete a list of questions in Afrikaans to prove their identity -- only one of 11 official languages spoken in ...

Some South Africans living in London were quizzed before being allowed on Ryanair, an Irish airline. The 15-question quiz is presented only in Afrikaans. Some travellers were denied boarding passes ...

South Africa's government said it's "taken aback" by European low-cost airline Ryanair's decision to force an Afrikaans test on travellers to prevent the use of fraudulent passports. The department of ...