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, Widerře, 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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Aug 27, 2022, 5:52 am
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) so that's not a problem. The general Austrian rules are what bothers me.Edit: Reading the whole article I now see that there is a statement from the federal government that they don't intend to reintroduce masks from September. Great news!
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Aug 29, 2022, 5:03 am
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Sep 4, 2022, 5:56 am
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Is Turkey 100% back to normal (no entry restrictions, no masks, no nothing)? I'm seeing conflicting information but I suspect some of it may be outdated.
Sep 4, 2022, 6:56 am
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There have been no vaccine requirements since June 1 2022, the only thing they seem to want now is a passenger locater form.
Masks were also dropped around the end of May so it looks to be as much like normal as you can get.
Sep 4, 2022, 7:21 am
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According to Visit Turkeys website https://www.visasturkey.com/travel-a...-restrictions/
There have been no vaccine requirements since June 1 2022, the only thing they seem to want now is a passenger locater form.
Masks were also dropped around the end of May so it looks to be as much like normal as you can get.
There have been no vaccine requirements since June 1 2022, the only thing they seem to want now is a passenger locater form.
Masks were also dropped around the end of May so it looks to be as much like normal as you can get.
Sep 4, 2022, 7:57 am
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I was in Turkey in June and there was no PLF required. No mask as well
Sep 4, 2022, 10:12 am
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I was there last week. Turkey is back to normal - No masks, PLF etc. It's hot though!
Sep 6, 2022, 1:57 pm
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Apparently the Germans have finally figured it out and will no longer require masks on planes from the 23rd on.
Sep 6, 2022, 4:11 pm
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Note that this, even if approved, only concerns planes, not other transportation. I would still avoid Germany as a destination, but it definitely opens up itineraries on LH (which isn't bad since they tend to be cheaper than LX/OS).
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Sep 6, 2022, 6:54 pm
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I did specifically say "on planes" but yes, you're right they will still require them on public transit.
Sep 6, 2022, 11:49 pm
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Sep 7, 2022, 12:06 am
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The German government plans to drop a requirement for people to wear masks on flights to and from the country, though the health minister said Tuesday that it could be reimposed if coronavirus cases rise sharply.
The rules mandating masks on flights run through Sept. 23, and the smallest party in the coalition government, the libertarian Free Democratic Party, has pressed for an end to them. The initial draft for this fall’s rules foresaw an obligation to wear N95-type masks on planes as well as long-distance trains and buses.
The rules mandating masks on flights run through Sept. 23, and the smallest party in the coalition government, the libertarian Free Democratic Party, has pressed for an end to them. The initial draft for this fall’s rules foresaw an obligation to wear N95-type masks on planes as well as long-distance trains and buses.
Sep 7, 2022, 1:19 am
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The devil will be in the details. The law planned for the Federal Minister to re-impose masks if necessary, as it says "if coronavirus cases rise sharply". To put a such a federal mandate in law it must explicitly write the condition, which will have to be measurable, so some form of clear target. This target is not decided yet.
Sep 7, 2022, 3:11 am
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There's a lot of evidence of the negative cognitive effects of Covid infection in this thread.
Sep 7, 2022, 3:12 am
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You avoid Germany because you have to ::checks notes:: wear a mask on the bus and train? You can't be serious....though I am glad you do.