Ryanair to keep Afrikaans test for South African passengers

The story: Low-cost carrier Ryanair will continue requiring South African passengers to take an Afrikaans test to enter the UK, despite receiving criticism of "backward profiling", the company has said in a statement to the BBC.

The details: Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers does not operate flights to and from South Africa. So it requires any South African passport holder flying to Britain from elsewhere in Europe on the carrier, to prove their nationality.

What's more: The airline cited a high prevalence of fraudulent South African passports behind the requirement to fill out the test.