Feb 24, 2022, 6:01 am
Last edit by: flyingfkb
All internal restrictions removed:
European airlines not requiring masks on board:
- Belgium - No border restrictions (per IATA, no restrictions; per Belgian government, "This does not apply to travelers coming from a country with a new variant of concern.").
- Bosnia and Herzegovina - No border restrictions.
- Bulgaria - No border restrictions.
- Denmark - No border restrictions.
- Croatia - No border restrictions.
- Czech Republic - No border restrictions.
- England - No border restrictions.
- Estonia - No border restrictions.
- Finland - No border restrictions.
- France - Some border restrictions remain for non-vaccinated pax coming from some non-EU countries. Masks required on some public transport (Nice).
- Germany - No border restrictions.
- Greece - No border restrictions.
- Hungary - No border restrictions.
- Iceland - No border restrictions.
- Ireland - No border restrictions.
- Kosovo - No border restrictions.
- Latvia - No border restrictions.
- Malta - No border restrictions.
- Moldova - No border restrictions.
- Netherlands - Some border restrictions remain for non-EU arrivals.
- Norway - No border restrictions.
- North Macedonia - No border restrictions.
- Poland - No border restrictions.
- Portugal, Madeira and Porto Santo - no border restrictions (excludes Azores)
- Romania - No border restrictions.
- Scotland - No border restrictions.
- Serbia - No border restrictions.
- Slovakia - No border restrictions.
- Slovenia - No border restrictions.
- Sweden - No border restrictions.
- Switzerland - No border restrictions.
- Turkey - No border restrictions.
- Wales - No border restrictions.
- Austria - No border restrictions. Masks required in Vienna.
- Cyprus (excluding TRNC) - No border restrictions. Masks needed on public transport.
- Italy - No border restrictions. Face mask rules extended to 30 September on public transport and indoor settings.
- Lithuania - No border restrictions but masks required on public transport.
European airlines not requiring masks on board:
- Network-wide: Norwegian, Czech Airlines, Smartwings, Flyr, Widerĝe, BRA, TAP, Brussels Airlines
- On some routes:
- airBaltic - Recommended on all flights, but only required where origin/destination has a mask mandate. List not available.
- Air France - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate. List not available.
- Air Serbia
- Austrian - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate. List not available.
- British Airways - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate - list available on BA's website
- Croatia Airlines - Required to/from Germany
- EasyJet - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate.
- Finnair - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate. Currently only TO Spain. List here: https://www.finnair.com/fi-en/flight...lights-2364672
- Icelandair - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate: Paris, Germany and Canada
- KLM - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate, list not available.
- LOT - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate extending to foreign planes. List not available.
- SAS - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate extending to foreign planes: Flights to/from Italy and China.
- Swiss - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate - list available on Swiss website.
- Wizz Air - Required where origin/destination has a mask mandate, list not available.
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Feb 13, 2022, 12:08 pm
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By the way, in case of Flyr it applies network-wide, even outside Scandinavia.
Feb 13, 2022, 12:16 pm
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Finland never went into (semi-)lockdown.We didn't even have mask mandate (recommendations yes, sure) OK, spring 2020 saw restaurants closed for 3 weeks.
From tomorrow (Valentine), most restrictions in Finland go away - restaurants still must close at midnight, though. No capacity control on events, etc.
Feb 14, 2022, 12:55 am
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Low vaccination rates + delta variant vs high vaccination rates + omicron variant.
Finland never went into (semi-)lockdown.We didn't even have mask mandate (recommendations yes, sure) OK, spring 2020 saw restaurants closed for 3 weeks.
From tomorrow (Valentine), most restrictions in Finland go away - restaurants still must close at midnight, though. No capacity control on events, etc.
Finland never went into (semi-)lockdown.We didn't even have mask mandate (recommendations yes, sure) OK, spring 2020 saw restaurants closed for 3 weeks.
From tomorrow (Valentine), most restrictions in Finland go away - restaurants still must close at midnight, though. No capacity control on events, etc.
Feb 16, 2022, 6:23 am
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Switzerland ditches nearly all restrictions, including entry requirements (test, PLF, vaccination or recovery certificate).
Feb 16, 2022, 6:29 am
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Feb 16, 2022, 6:30 am
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Feb 16, 2022, 6:40 am
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Great news, although it appears that masks will remain compulsory on public transportation until the end of March so it's a bit meh. But at least there's a fixed date when it should end.
Feb 16, 2022, 6:53 am
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Feb 16, 2022, 6:54 am
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Feb 16, 2022, 7:14 am
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Hope this does not mean they plan to stop issuing QR codes to visitors in the immediate future. Given the ongoing uncertainty and lack of a consensus on requirements, it is nice to have at least one reliable source of EU passes available to visitors. Given how prone much of Europe has been to knee-jerk reactions, the probability of more drama when the next variant pops up is still quite high, regardless of the current sentiment/trend. I want this nightmare to be behind us as much as anyone, but it has barely been 10 weeks since omicron derailed mass re-openings, shut down parts of Europe, and crippled the travel industry yet again. It is far too soon to start the victory celebrations; we will at least need to a few more months, to see if anything crops up as the widespread herd immunity from omicron wears off.
Feb 16, 2022, 7:28 am
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Hope this does not mean they plan to stop issuing QR codes to visitors in the immediate future. Given the ongoing uncertainty and lack of a consensus on requirements, it is nice to have at least one reliable source of EU passes available to visitors. Given how prone much of Europe has been to knee-jerk reactions, the probability of more drama when the next variant pops up is still quite high, regardless of the current sentiment/trend. I want this nightmare to be behind us as much as anyone, but it has barely been 10 weeks since omicron derailed mass re-openings, shut down parts of Europe, and crippled the travel industry yet again. It is far too soon to start the victory celebrations; we will at least need to a few more months, to see if anything crops up as the widespread herd immunity from omicron wears off.
EU-compatible COVID certificates will still be issued
The lifting of the certificate requirement means that COVID certificates valid only in Switzerland will no longer be issued. These Swiss' COVID certificates were introduced last autumn to allow further groups of people to access facilities, venues and events subject to a certificate requirement.
However, the Swiss authorities will continue to issue COVID certificates recognised by the EU. It must be assumed that other countries will continue to require a COVID certificate for travel and in other settings. The cantons will, as they requested, still be able to impose a certificate requirement.
The lifting of the certificate requirement means that COVID certificates valid only in Switzerland will no longer be issued. These Swiss' COVID certificates were introduced last autumn to allow further groups of people to access facilities, venues and events subject to a certificate requirement.
However, the Swiss authorities will continue to issue COVID certificates recognised by the EU. It must be assumed that other countries will continue to require a COVID certificate for travel and in other settings. The cantons will, as they requested, still be able to impose a certificate requirement.
Feb 16, 2022, 7:40 am
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I fully anticipate another nerve-wracking summer of uncertainty and stress for those of us planning to visit the EU from abroad.
Feb 16, 2022, 8:08 am
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It seems to me like more and more of the Schengen area is caving in on restrictions, and this time more and more in the Schengen area want to use any and every excuse under the sun to "just move on" and to "turn a blind eye" to Covid-19.
Feb 16, 2022, 8:11 am
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Hope this does not mean they plan to stop issuing QR codes to visitors in the immediate future. Given the ongoing uncertainty and lack of a consensus on requirements, it is nice to have at least one reliable source of EU passes available to visitors. Given how prone much of Europe has been to knee-jerk reactions, the probability of more drama when the next variant pops up is still quite high, regardless of the current sentiment/trend. I want this nightmare to be behind us as much as anyone, but it has barely been 10 weeks since omicron derailed mass re-openings, shut down parts of Europe, and crippled the travel industry yet again. It is far too soon to start the victory celebrations; we will at least need to a few more months, to see if anything crops up as the widespread herd immunity from omicron wears off.
Feb 16, 2022, 8:26 am
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The Netherlands will lift almost all Covid restrictions on February 25.
Only two exceptions:
1. Masks will still be required on public transport and at airports;
2. Everyone needs a negative test for venues which can host >500 people indoors.
So the QR code will no longer be needed from February 25, and opening hours will be back to normal with no remaining capacity restrictions.
A negative test will still be needed when arriving from outside the EU - I expect that requirement to disappear relatively soon too.
Only two exceptions:
1. Masks will still be required on public transport and at airports;
2. Everyone needs a negative test for venues which can host >500 people indoors.
So the QR code will no longer be needed from February 25, and opening hours will be back to normal with no remaining capacity restrictions.
A negative test will still be needed when arriving from outside the EU - I expect that requirement to disappear relatively soon too.