South Africa: Fury over Ryanair language test
The airline claims it is to weed out travellers on fraudulent South African passports
South Africans have condemned Irish airline Ryanair for making them take a test in the Afrikaans language on UK flights, calling it discriminatory.
Many say they cannot understand Afrikaans - a language which was imposed during white-minority rule, plus South Africa has 11 official languages.
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(Passengers are asked to fill out a questionnaire issued in Afrikaans, Credit: Reuters)
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