Ryanair has come under fire for asking South African travelers to take an Afrikaans test to prove their nationality before boarding flights.
The low-cost airline is being accused of racial discrimination after presenting passengers with a test in the West Germanic language, which was forced upon black South Africans under apartheid and is only used by an estimated 12% of the population.
The move sparked fury among South Africans, with many taking to social media to criticize the airline, pointing out that South Africa has 11 official languages, and many nationals do not speak Afrikaans.Ryanair has since released a statement declaring that the test, made up of questions related to South African general knowledge, was issued as a response to the"high prevalence" of counterfeit South African passports.
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