Only fights between OR Tambo and Cape Town will now be operated.

South African Airways (SAA) has announced it has suspended all regional and international flights with immediate effect until the end of May.

There have been reports that citizens from high-risk countries have not been allowed to disembark from planes.

This is in response to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s travel ban to high-risk countries in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The airline will only operate flights between OR Tambo International Airport Johannesburg and Cape Town.

It will allow one free change on SAA-operated flights, with assistance being provided to all ticketed passengers holding a South African Airways ticket only.

The country had 202 confirmed cases of Covid-19 as of Friday morning.