OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg - in pictures

  • Travellers queue for PCR tests at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg after several countries banned flights from South Africa following the discovery of the Omicron coronavirus variant. AFP
    Travellers queue for PCR tests at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg after several countries banned flights from South Africa following the discovery of the Omicron coronavirus variant. AFP
  • A healthcare worker tests a passenger at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Several countries across the world have banned ban flights from southern Africa following the discovery of the Omicron variant. AFP
    A healthcare worker tests a passenger at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Several countries across the world have banned ban flights from southern Africa following the discovery of the Omicron variant. AFP
  • A healthcare worker helps a traveller to obtain his PCR test result at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, after several countries banned flights from South Africa following the discovery of a new coronavirus variant called Omicron. AFP
    A healthcare worker helps a traveller to obtain his PCR test result at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, after several countries banned flights from South Africa following the discovery of a new coronavirus variant called Omicron. AFP
  • Travellers queue at a check-in counter at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, after several countries banned flights from South Africa. AFP
    Travellers queue at a check-in counter at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, after several countries banned flights from South Africa. AFP
  • Several countries across the world have banned flights from southern Africa following the discovery of the Omicron variant. AFP
    Several countries across the world have banned flights from southern Africa following the discovery of the Omicron variant. AFP
  • A passenger checks a noticeboard displaying cancelled flights at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. AFP
    A passenger checks a noticeboard displaying cancelled flights at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. AFP
  • Noticeboards display cancelled flights at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. AFP
    Noticeboards display cancelled flights at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. AFP
  • Passengers wait to board flights at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Reuters
    Passengers wait to board flights at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Reuters
  • People wait at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Many nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa on Friday in reaction to news of the Omicron coronavirus variant that was detected in South Africa. AP
    People wait at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Many nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa on Friday in reaction to news of the Omicron coronavirus variant that was detected in South Africa. AP
  • People line up to get on a flight to Paris at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa. Many nations have halted air travel from southern Africa in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant. AP
    People line up to get on a flight to Paris at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa. Many nations have halted air travel from southern Africa in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant. AP
  • Flights are cancelled at Cape Town International Airport. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Flights are cancelled at Cape Town International Airport. Antonie Robertson / The National