Airports in Namibia and Zambia have implemented new passenger charges, effective immediately.

The Namibian Airports Company has introduced an Airport Security Charge of NAD71 (R71/GBP4) per passenger on all flights from all of Namibia’s airports.

The Civil Aviation Authority in Zambia has implemented a new passenger safety charge of US$10 (R137/GBP8) per passenger for departures from all Zambian airports. 

According to Air Namibia’s country manager for South Africa, Margaret de Gois, the new charges will be added to tickets and will appear in the fare breakdown as an additional charge.