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, Widerøe, 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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Jul 22, 2022, 12:03 am
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Back on topic for this thread, here is the current map of Europe from IATA. I have edited Germany to reflect it only being restrictive on arrivals from China. Grey means no entry restrictions. France, Spain, Netherlands, Andorra and Luxembourg are the only countries left with any entry restrictions of any significance (ignoring Russia/Ukraine).
Last edited by DaveS; Jul 22, 2022 at 12:09 am
Aug 1, 2022, 6:35 am
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Covid formalities to enter France end today (1 August )
https://uk.ambafrance.org/Health-pass-ends-on-1-August
Not much noise being made about this but clearly a step in the right direction, Spain need to get their act together, then the USA with any luck.
https://uk.ambafrance.org/Health-pass-ends-on-1-August
Not much noise being made about this but clearly a step in the right direction, Spain need to get their act together, then the USA with any luck.
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Aug 1, 2022, 8:37 am
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IATA have updated their information promptly:
Once again I have edited Germany since its only restrictions are on arrivals from China.
Once again I have edited Germany since its only restrictions are on arrivals from China.
Aug 2, 2022, 11:25 am
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so, traveling from the US to France via Madrid on separate tickets same day on Iberia. Will I still need a negative test
as Spain requires? or would proof of the connecting flight 3 hours later be enough?
as Spain requires? or would proof of the connecting flight 3 hours later be enough?
Aug 2, 2022, 1:27 pm
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https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php
Aug 2, 2022, 2:50 pm
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You will still need the test for Spain or the vaccine certificate. There is no exemption for transit. See:
https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php
https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php
"Passengers arriving in Spain by AIR (except children under the age of 12 and passengers in international transit) from countries that DO NOT belong to the European Union or are NOT considered Schengen associated countries, must have one of these documents:"
https://www.sanidad.gob.es/en/profes.../nCov/spth.htm
Still not sure about having separate tickets though...
Aug 2, 2022, 11:55 pm
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I didn't see anything about transit in that link, but did find this:
"Passengers arriving in Spain by AIR (except children under the age of 12 and passengers in international transit) from countries that DO NOT belong to the European Union or are NOT considered Schengen associated countries, must have one of these documents:"
https://www.sanidad.gob.es/en/profes.../nCov/spth.htm
Still not sure about having separate tickets though...
"Passengers arriving in Spain by AIR (except children under the age of 12 and passengers in international transit) from countries that DO NOT belong to the European Union or are NOT considered Schengen associated countries, must have one of these documents:"
https://www.sanidad.gob.es/en/profes.../nCov/spth.htm
Still not sure about having separate tickets though...
Aug 3, 2022, 1:27 am
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The thing is, connecting in Spain onto France doesn't really count as international transit, since you are entering Schengen in Spain and are therefore expected to comply with Spanish entry regulations. Doing so on separate tickets practically guarantees denied boarding if you don't have the necessary documentation to legally enter Spain.
Aug 5, 2022, 2:54 am
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The thing is, connecting in Spain onto France doesn't really count as international transit, since you are entering Schengen in Spain and are therefore expected to comply with Spanish entry regulations. Doing so on separate tickets practically guarantees denied boarding if you don't have the necessary documentation to legally enter Spain.
Aug 5, 2022, 10:29 am
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It's enforced by when you go landside so if you're able to board and don't need to get bags, nobody will check. Now...the real trick is the same thing as always with separate tickets, you need to meet the criteria to enter the country according to your ticket or you won't be allowed to board in the first place by the airline. So a single ticket connection in Spain wouldn't be an issue but a separate ticket connection would.
Aug 6, 2022, 11:11 am
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Could you call the airline and ask them if they can combine those into a single itinerary?
Aug 6, 2022, 11:22 am
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That's not possible. What they could do is annotate the PNR to "link" them, but it's just a remark and has no legal value. You cannot combine 2 different PNR into one, without repricing the entire thing.
Aug 6, 2022, 1:27 pm
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Surprised no one has posted this yet. I wonder if this will be the end of it or if border restrictions will follow. hopefully no other counties start with this crap.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/03/germ...nfections.html
The German government on Wednesday presented its plans for new coronavirus measures for the coming fall and winter as it expects virus cases to go up again during the colder season.
Wearing masks on planes and during long-distance travel by train and bus will be mandatory from October to early April all over Germany.
Mandatory mask-wearing and the presentation of a negative coronavirus test will apply to hospitals, nursing homes and similar institutions with vulnerable people.
Wearing masks on planes and during long-distance travel by train and bus will be mandatory from October to early April all over Germany.
Mandatory mask-wearing and the presentation of a negative coronavirus test will apply to hospitals, nursing homes and similar institutions with vulnerable people.
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Aug 6, 2022, 1:36 pm
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Surprised no one has posted this yet. I wonder if this will be the end of it or if border restrictions will follow. hopefully no other counties start with this crap.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/03/germ...nfections.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/03/germ...nfections.html
Key Points
- The German government on Wednesday presented its plans for new coronavirus measures for the coming fall and winter as it expects virus cases to go up again during the colder season.
- Wearing masks on planes and during long-distance travel by train and bus will be mandatory from October to early April all over Germany.
- Mandatory mask-wearing and the presentation of a negative coronavirus test will apply to hospitals, nursing homes and similar institutions with vulnerable people.