Question NW1018 to the Minister of Home Affairs
07 October 2019 - NW1018
McGluwa, Mr JJ to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(a) Which charter flights and/or airline(s) are used by his department for deportation of undocumented migrants and (b) what amount is paid for each charter flight and/or airline in each month and (c) what total amount has been paid in respect of such deportations in the (i) 2018-19 financial year and (ii) since 1 April 2019?
Reply:
(a) The airlines which have been used for deportation since 1 April 2018 are the following:
1. Air Angola (Angola)
2. Ethiopian Airways (Burundi, Congo Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia)
3. Kenyan Airways (Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Zambia)
4. LAN Airline (Peru)
5. Lantam (Guyana)
6. Linhas Airways (Bolivia)
7. Rwanda Airline (Nigeria)
8. South African Airways (Columbia, Australia)
9. Turkish Airline (Algeria, Cape Verde, Venezuela)
(b) The monthly costs per airline from 1 April 2018 are the following: Please see attached Annexure A
(c) The total amount which has been paid in respect of such deportations is outlined below
(i) 2018-19 R33,070,629.90.
(ii) 1 April 2019 to 31 August 2019 R8, 956,713.41
Remarks: Reply: Approved / Not Approved
Thulani Mavuso Dr PA Motsoaledi, MP
A/Director-General Minister of Home Affairs
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