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Call for all intra-EU COVID travel restrictions to be dropped

March 11, 2022480 Views

ACI EUROPE (Airports Council International) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have called for all remaining COVID restrictions applying to intra-EU and Schengen area travel to be dropped, including all testing requirements, the need to present proof of vaccination, or complete a Passenger Locator Form (PLF). This includes dropping mask-wearing for travel within or between States where it is no longer required in other indoor environments. COVID-19, and specifically the Omicron variant, is now pervasive throughout all of Europe, and population immunity is at such levels that the risk of hospitalization or death has dramatically reduced, especially for vaccinated people. States are adopting surveillance strategies to ensure public health, in the same way as they do f...

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Industry welcomes new recommendation on travel into the EU

UPENDRA SWAMI

February 23, 2022958 Views

Travel and tourism industry has welcomed the adoption of an EU Council recommendation for external travellers coming into the EU and called for further action to help re-start air connectivity. New recommendations effectively ease the travel requirements for travellers coming to EU from rest of the world. While the recommendation is an undoubted step forward, the industry has called for EU States to move further, towards an unconditional acceptance of all WHO-approved vaccines, and also replacing PCR with rapid antigen testing options. Julia Simpson, President and CEO of WTTC, said: “WTTC welcomes the sensible decision by the EU to drop travel restrictions before Easter. “The patchwork of rules and regulations did nothing to prevent the spread of COVID but did cause immense d...