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All internal restrictions removed:

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.

Internal restrictions generally removed, but masks still needed in some situations:

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.

Note that the list excludes any restrictions that may exist in health care and social care, as these are generally irrelevant for tourists.

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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Mar 12, 2022, 4:00 am

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From 1st April 2022, Switzerland is dropping the last remaining measures (masks in public transport and hospitals).

~~Interestingly, this means that only four countries that are 100% back to normal will be Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein* - the four countries that make EFTA~~. (EDIT: Never mind, Hungary is also fully back to normal with no masks. I somehow missed that development.)

* Liechtenstein tends to follow whatever the Swiss rules are, so I presume they will also drop the last mask mandates on 1st of April.

Now if only there was some way to travel mask-free to Switzerland

Being a part of Latehansa group, I don't see Swiss removing the mask mandate soon.

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Mar 12, 2022, 8:04 am

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Romania dropped all restrictions as of 9 March: https://www.romania-insider.com/roma...trictions-2022
Still need to fill out a passenger locator form while entering the country until they change that law.

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Mar 13, 2022, 7:29 am

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Gibraltar will be dropping all covid entry restrictions from the 18th of March https://www.visitgibraltar.gi/covid-19

This development will also open up the western Costa del sol to unvaccinated passengers as there are no Covid checks coming into Spain via Gibraltar.

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Mar 14, 2022, 6:02 am

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Estonia abolishes all measures, like vaccination passport requirement for restaurants as well as the 11pm curfew from tomorrow 15MAR. Only the requirement to wear masks indoor remain.

https://news.err.ee/1608531259/gover...s-from-tuesday

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Mar 14, 2022, 12:26 pm

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There goes the UK

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-...-week-12566228

I suspected Gibraltar dropping their restrictions on the 18th would probably coincide with the rumoured UK announcement, turns out that’s exactly what’s happened.

The EU hopefully will join them within the month and the US before summer.

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Mar 14, 2022, 12:36 pm

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Here’s the tweet from Grant Shapps.

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Mar 14, 2022, 4:54 pm

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France has removed most of internal restrictions today. No more vaccinal pass needed (except to access hospitals & retirement houses). Mask is only required in public transportations and flights.
Vaccination (including booster) is still required to enter France from some non-EU countries (Orange countries). Test is not required for vaccinated pax for one month already whatever the country of provenance. Non-vaccinated pax can enter France with a PCR test (<72 hrs) or rapid test (<48hrs) if coming from Green countries (which include EU).

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Mar 15, 2022, 4:05 am

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https://www.independent.co.uk/travel...-b2035605.html
Starting tomorrow, masks will no longer be required on BA flights between mask-free countries. In Europe, this should mean flights between London and Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Hungary or Switzerland.

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Mar 15, 2022, 5:39 am

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Meanwhile, "Two weeks after the United Kingdom dropped its last remaining Covid-19 mitigation measure -- a requirement that people who test positive for the virus isolate for five days -- the country is seeing cases and hospitalizations climb once again. Covid-19 cases were up 48% in the UK last week compared with the week before. Hospitalizations were up 17% over the same period."

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/15/healt...-us/index.html

Mar 15, 2022, 6:03 am

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And...? This is a thread about reopenings and business-as-usual travel, not about hospitals.

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Mar 15, 2022, 6:23 am

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From 23 March the Netherlands will also abolish all Covid related rules including travel restrictions. No masks rules, only recommended at busy places.

https://nos.nl/artikel/2421273-kabinet-schaft-verplichte-coronaregels-af-meeste-adviezen-blijven

Edit: travel restrictions from outside the EU will stay, only safe countries or vaccinated/recovered passengers will have access.

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Mar 15, 2022, 6:35 am

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Rijksoverheid website has it confirmed, though the rules on non-eu citizens have not updated yet.
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel...onamaatregelen

Edit:
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwe...de-maatregelen
Confirmed test won't be needed anymore. But you will still need proof of vaccination (or recent covid infection, can be confirmed by old PCR or antigen test) if a non-eu citizen.

No more testing/anything for EU citizens traveling back from out of EU anymore though :-). Just assuming this will also be for Non-EU citizens, who still need a vaccination proof it seems.

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Mar 15, 2022, 8:25 am

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So for someone coming in from the UK to NL, there will not be a need for a test as long as you are vaccinated?

Mar 15, 2022, 9:11 am

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So for someone coming in from the UK to NL, there will not be a need for a test as long as you are vaccinated?

Correct!

https://www.government.nl/topics/cor...virus-measures
As of 23 March, travellers to the Netherlands coming from within the EU or the Schengen area will no longer require a test, proof of recovery or proof of vaccination. The rules will also be lifted for nationals of EU countries travelling to the Netherlands from countries outside the EU and the Schengen area. Everyone travelling to the Netherlands is advised to do a self-test immediately after arrival and again on day 5. Non-EU nationals remain subject to an EU entry ban. Exemptions apply in several cases, however, such as for people travelling from ‘safe’ countries, people who are vaccinated or who have recovered from coronavirus, and people travelling for certain purposes.

In the Dutch version its more clear and specifically says no more test needed:
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwe...UiHJnCCmpDHDHY

Mar 15, 2022, 9:34 am

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Transavia NL and Tui NL will remove their mask mandates too after 23 March. KLM still have to react - weirdly masks will still be required after security in Dutch airports.

Mandates falling like house of cards.

https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieu...-van-vliegtuig

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