Passengers on 2 KLM flights from South Africa to Amsterdam were held on their planes for at least 4 hours after landing in Europe amid fears of the new COVID-19 variant
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KLM on Dutch entry ban for travellers coming from certain Southern African countries and effect of entry ban on KLM flights – The Global Zambian Magazine
Flightradar24 on Twitter: "KLM flight #KL598 from Cape Town to Amsterdam, squawked 7700, made a quite fast descent (-5000 feet/min) and diverted to Nice. Reason is currently unknown. Playback https://t.co/Ftwz853JrV https://t.co/pB038Us4Yw" /
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