Johannesburg - Flights to and from Abidjan in the violence-torn Ivory Coast have been cancelled until further notice, South African Airways (SAA) said on Monday.

The airline said violence in the country and around the airport had made it unsafe to fly there.

"SAA will advise its customers when normal services between Johannesburg-Accra-Abidjan and Abidjan-Accra-Johannesburg will resume," airline spokesperson Onkgopotse JJ Tabane said in a statement.

Flights to Accra in Ghana would proceed as usual. - Sapa