Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
GETTING THERE & AWAY
Entering Madagascar
If you are coming from a yellow-fever infected country, you will be asked for a yellow fever
vaccination certificate.
CLIMATE CHANGE & TRAVEL
Every form of transport that relies on carbon-based fuel generates CO2, the main
cause of human-induced climate change. Modern travel is dependent on aero-
planes, which might use less fuel per kilometre per person than most cars but
travel much greater distances. The altitude at which aircraft emit gases (including
CO2) and particles also contributes to their climate change impact. Many web-
sites offer 'carbon calculators' that allow people to estimate the carbon emissions
generated by their journey and, for those who wish to do so, to offset the impact
of the greenhouse gases emitted with contributions to portfolios of climate-
friendly initiatives throughout the world. Lonely Planet offsets the carbon foot-
print of all staff and author travel.
Air
AIRPORTS & AIRLINES
International flights come into
Ivato airport
(
www.adema.mg
), 20km north of
Antananarivo (Tana). The airports in Majunga (Mahajanga), Diego Suarez (Antsiranana)
and Tamatave (Toamasina) also handle flights from Réunion, Mauritius and the Comoros.
The following airlines fly to/from Madagascar:
Air Austral
(
www.air-austral.com
) Flies between Madagascar, Réunion and Mayotte.
Air France
(
www.airfrance.com
)
Four flights a week between Paris and Tana.
Air Italy
(
www.airitaly.it
) Weekly flights between Milan and Nosy Be.
Air Madagascar
(
www.airmadagascar.com
)
The national carrier; has direct flights from
France, South Africa, Kenya, Thailand and Guangzhou in China and neighbouring Indian
Ocean islands. Its planes were blacklisted from European airspace in early 2011, it therefore
leases an aircraft from Air Italy to operate Europe-bound flights.
Air Mauritius
(
www.airmauritius.com
) Flies between Mauritius and Tana almost daily.
