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Good morning everyone!

Good news! The flight ban from South Africa to the Netherlands has been lifted by the Dutch authorities as per the 1st of June 2021.
Please read below for an update on who can now enter the Netherlands and also the health and quarantine requirements:

Entry into the Netherlands as a final destination.
The following passengers are accepted from South Africa to the Netherlands on KLM:
• Dutch nationals and residents
• Nationals and residents of the EU and the Schengen area can
now enter the Netherlands
• As the EU travel ban is still in place, nationals from any other countries can only enter the Netherlands if they fall into one of the exemption categories.
The exemptions can be checked via klm.traveldoc.aero or here: www.government.nl/topics/coronavirus-covid-19/visiting-the-netherlands-from-abroad/

Transiting the Netherlands:
• All transit from South Africa via the Netherlands is now allowed. Passengers must follow and abide by the entry regulations of their final destination.
• A negative Covid test is not required for transiting in the Netherlands, but passengers need to abide by test requirements of the final destination

Health and quarantine requirements for passengers with the Netherlands as a final destination:
• Either a negative PCR test taken no more than 24 hours before boarding
• Or a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival in the Netherlands and a negative antigen/rapid test taken no more than 24 hours before boarding.
• A completed quarantine declaration which can be found here: https://www.government.nl/topics/coronavirus-covid-19/documents/publications/2021/05/26/quarantine-declaration
• A mandatory quarantine period of 10 days which can be shortened after 5 days subject to another negative PCR test result.

It is the responsibility of the traveller to check the local health requirements of the country being travelled to/transited via and to ensure that they are in possession of the required travel, health and testing documentation.

For further information, please check on www.klm.traveldoc.aero.