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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Sep 20, 2022, 6:05 am
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And just like that Spain's dropping their testing and entry controls from tomorrow, better late than never.
https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/506...ternacionales/
https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/506...ternacionales/
Sep 20, 2022, 7:08 am
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Yes, Spain still requires vaccination or test, there's just no enforcement on arrival. Airlines will still be legally correct to deny boarding to anyone without a vaccine or test.
Sep 20, 2022, 7:11 am
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The news today on TV is saying clearly all restrictions have gone for non Europeans.
The https://www.spth.gob.es/ website shows
As of Tuesday, 20 September 2022, the Spain Travel Health (SpTH) portal, both the website and the mobile applications (APPs), will no longer be operational. It will no longer be necessary to complete the health control form to travel to Spain nor to show the SpTH QR code at the airport of arrival.
Third-country nationals must meet the criteria established by the Ministry of the Interior in Order INT/657/2020, of 17 July, amending the criteria for the application of a temporary restriction of non-essential travel from third countries to the European Union and Schengen associated countries for reasons of public order and public health due to the health crisis caused by COVID-19.
Leaving the second part on is causing lots of confusion, if you follow ministry of interior link, the webpage on the requirements has already been removed.
ABC here https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/506...ternacionales/
Starting this Tuesday, September 20, Spain will eliminate health controls against Covid at airports and seaports. From now on, passengers arriving in Spain by plane or ship will no longer have to present a Covid vaccination certificate or fill out the Spanish Travel Health health control form.
The Official State Gazette (BOE) publishes this Monday a resolution of the General Directorate of Health of the Ministry of Health that will nullify one of the already few anti-Covid measures that were still in place. However, the obligation to use the mask on public transport is maintained, including planes departing from or arriving in Spain
The Official State Gazette (BOE) publishes this Monday a resolution of the General Directorate of Health of the Ministry of Health that will nullify one of the already few anti-Covid measures that were still in place. However, the obligation to use the mask on public transport is maintained, including planes departing from or arriving in Spain
Last edited by Howmuch; Sep 20, 2022 at 7:22 am
Sep 21, 2022, 5:52 am
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This is incorrect, it's just a change in enforcement. There's no actual change to underlying policy. Airlines should still be obligated to check in theory and it should still appear as a requirement in Timatic.
Sep 21, 2022, 6:19 am
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Sep 21, 2022, 6:23 am
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Sep 21, 2022, 8:10 am
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Certainly the form has gone. There is some confusion over the rest of the rules which will hopefully become clear in the next few days. Apparently local media in Spain reported all rules reported that all entry restrictions were removed for non EU entry. This does not appear correct, but the intention of the government is not yet clear. IATA are still saying that certificates are needed.
Sep 21, 2022, 8:37 am
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that's just dumb. If not going to be enforced, change the darn policy..
Sep 22, 2022, 8:39 am
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Spain's caused some terrible confusion on this.
The TV and news in general are saying all restrictions have gone but some papers are reporting just the forms have gone and you still need a vaccine or test coming from outside of the Schengen area, even Iberia is advising on their website that a vaccine or test is still required.
I am in the tourism industry here and have spoken with guest's arriving today from Manchester, London and Birmingham and all confirmed that at no point was they asked for anything prior to boarding and once they arrived at Malaga airport there were no checks at all, the only remnants to be seen were thermal imaging equipment facing those arrivals but appeared totally unmanned.
Very confusing for people travelling at the moment.
Sep 22, 2022, 8:50 am
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I'm the last one to defend pretty much anything Spain has done in the last few months on this. That said, it's an extremely common practice to farm out enforcement to airlines. For example in all my travels to the US when testing was required, I was never once asked by a government official at the border regarding my test but always by the airline.
Sep 29, 2022, 9:10 am
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Germany extends no restrictions until 31st of January
Sep 29, 2022, 11:28 am
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Sep 29, 2022, 4:42 pm
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They said they would check in October whether to introduce entry measures or no. I guess they settled on no.
Oct 1, 2022, 12:13 pm
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And a little one, Luxembourg removed all COVID entry rules yesterday.
https://covid19.public.lu/en/travell...uxembourg.html
It is just Spain left now...
https://covid19.public.lu/en/travell...uxembourg.html
It is just Spain left now...