Originally Posted by
LufthansaFlyer
Sorry for the add on post, but as it relates to travel insurance the latest gazette does not have anything mentioning insurance being required. Has that been confirmed or are the airlines checking for proof of insurance . I find it odd that it was required in the first place. it’s not like Za will bill your insurer correct? You still would have to pay out of pocket and then get reimbursed, so Za isn’t at risk of you not paying at time of quarantine are they?
Some airlines do (BA for example), some airlines don't (KL for example)
As for the requirement itself, putting aside whether insurance policy will even cover such thing (most won't anyway), I suppose they are trying to avoid situations where someone shows up and cannot afford to cover it, the 'facilities' being used are usually 4 or 5* hotels which could be charging upwards of R1,000 per night, and you need 10 of those.