Air France suspends flights to Madagascar due to security issues

The Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA) tab opens. The airline announced in an emailed statement on Sunday that flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport and Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, have been suspended from October 11 to October 13 inclusive “due to the security situation” on the ground.

According to Air France, “the resumption of operations will remain subject to a daily assessment of the situation,” and the business is keeping a close eye on the situation with authorities. According to the statement, impacted clients will be informed and given the option of a refund or a rebooking.

A day after some military joined a protest movement that started last month, Madagascar’s president warned Sunday that “an attempted illegal and forcible seizure of power” was taking place in the African country, but it did not elaborate.