Greece - individual or family PLF for BA?
Aug 2, 2020, 1:24 pm
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Greece - individual or family PLF for BA?
We are heading off the Greece next week. The Greek authorities now allow a single Passenger Locator Form for a family rather than individual ones. This rule has been in place for at least two weeks as that is when I filled in our form. However, I have seen reports that some airlines (Tui at least) are expecting passengers to have one each at check in. Has anyone experience of this on BA either way?
Aug 2, 2020, 2:41 pm
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https://travel.gov.gr/#/
Aug 2, 2020, 2:44 pm
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The thing that catches some people out is that the online form must be submitted by approximately 21:50 hrs BST the night before travel, 23:50 Athenian time. If you try to fill it in after that time the earliest selectable arrival date will be 24 hours hence, and that's not good enough to travel. If you forget to do it and turn up at the airport, then there is absolutely nothing BA can do about it - BA would be fined for any non compliant passengers. This has caused quite a fair bit of grief at T5 (and T2).
https://travel.gov.gr/#/
https://travel.gov.gr/#/
Quick insider tip; if the QR code says 1 at the beginning it means earmarked for testing, if it is 2 not earmarked for testing as far as I can tell (don't quote me 100% but I believe that is how it works and I did get the 2 number in front and did not get tested).
Also you will get the QR code around midnight of the day of travel no matter how early you fill it in or how late (just make sure not less than 24 hours before).
Aug 3, 2020, 12:21 am
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Back to my original question, the Greek authorities now require you to submit only one form per household. There is a checkbox which says 'I will submit only one PLF form for my family/household.' If you don't check that, you cannot start to fill the form. It would be useful to get some information from someone that has actually travelled recently on their experience.
Aug 3, 2020, 12:48 am
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Back to my original question, the Greek authorities now require you to submit only one form per household. There is a checkbox which says 'I will submit only one PLF form for my family/household.' If you don't check that, you cannot start to fill the form. It would be useful to get some information from someone that has actually travelled recently on their experience.
Aug 3, 2020, 1:18 am
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if you go to the travelgov.gr website you cannot continue unless you tick the box " I Will only submit one PLF form per family / household.
The irony is I have just received an email from TUI stating I must fill out a form for every adult.
None the wiser here
The irony is I have just received an email from TUI stating I must fill out a form for every adult.
None the wiser here
Aug 3, 2020, 1:23 am
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The thing that catches some people out is that the online form must be submitted no later than approximately 21:50 hrs BST the night before travel, so 23:50 Athenian time. If you try to fill it in after that time the earliest selectable arrival date will be 24 hours hence, and that's not good enough to travel. If you forget to do it and turn up at the airport, then there is absolutely nothing BA can do about it - BA would be fined for any non compliant passengers. This has caused quite a fair bit of grief at T5 (and T2).
https://travel.gov.gr/#/
https://travel.gov.gr/#/
Aug 3, 2020, 2:39 am
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I had a twitter DM chat about this with the Greek embassy. Their response was that the Greek government categorically only requires one form per household, but they warned me about airlines not keeping up with developments and causing difficulty. I asked whether I should perhaps do one 'household' form with all of us on and then ask my wife to do a separate one for her and they suggested that this might be prudent.
Aug 3, 2020, 2:50 am
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I had a twitter DM chat about this with the Greek embassy. Their response was that the Greek government categorically only requires one form per household, but they warned me about airlines not keeping up with developments and causing difficulty. I asked whether I should perhaps do one 'household' form with all of us on and then ask my wife to do a separate one for her and they suggested that this might be prudent.
Aug 3, 2020, 7:54 am
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I've just had a DM conversation with the BA twitter team. They say that the check in staff take advice from customs and immigration agents at the airport and they'll have the latest guidance?? This doesn't sound hopeful that they actually know what's going on and I think I might apply for separate ones for all of us just in case
Aug 3, 2020, 10:10 am
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I've just had a DM conversation with the BA twitter team. They say that the check in staff take advice from customs and immigration agents at the airport and they'll have the latest guidance?? This doesn't sound hopeful that they actually know what's going on and I think I might apply for separate ones for all of us just in case