Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

Following recent announcements by the Greek Government, entrance is allowed to passengers:

• with nationality from EU countries and members of their family,
• with nationality from Schengen countries and members of their family,
• permanent residents of UK, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Russia and Israel,
• healthcare professionals and health researchers designated to support the Hellenic national healthcare system,
• third-country citizens who are long-term residents or long-term visa holders of an EU or Schengen member state,
• third-country government members, diplomats, staff of international organizations, military personnel and humanitarian aid workers in the exercise of their duties,
• in transit,
• aircraft flight crew,
• non-EU or non-Schengen citizens travelling for imperative family or business reasons, provided that the relevant authorization has been obtained by the Hellenic consulate.

COVID-19 measures

All passengers travelling on international flights to Greece: 

• must fill in and submit the special Passenger Locator Form electronically, latest the day before their flight,
• must display a negative molecular RT-PCR test result which has been carried out up during the last 72 hours prior the arrival to Greece. Only travellers who carry a certificate of a negative molecular RT-PCR test result will be allowed by the border authorities to enter the country. The certificates should be written in English and bear the name and passport/national ID number of the traveller. Children up to 10 years old and transit passengers (international to international) are exempted. 
• are required to remain in isolation under quarantine for precautionary reasons for seven (7) days upon arrival at their place of residence, except if their stay in Greece is less and thus, the restriction applies for that period. 
• Especially for travellers arriving from the United Kingdom, they will all be subjected to COVID-19 diagnostic Rapid test and are required to remain in isolation under quarantine for precautionary reasons for seven (7) days upon arrival at their place of residence, except if their stay in Greece is less and thus, the restriction applies for that period. A respective negative molecular test (PCR) is required at the end of the seven (7) day quarantine period to release the restriction. 

Required documents

Passenger Locator Form (PLF)

Passengers arriving to Greece (incoming passengers)

• It is compulsory for all incoming passengers on international flights to fill in the PLF, the previous day before the flight.  
• Administrative fine may be applied by the Hellenic Civil Protection, in case the PLF is not filled in. 
• Passengers will receive a QR code which will be used by the Hellenic Civil Protection for the identification of Random COVID-19 test upon arrival. 
• Passengers must hold and be able to demonstrate to the authorities the QR code on an electronic or printed format, upon arrival. 
• In case a passenger fails to fill the PLF and does not have either a proof of PLF or the QR code, will be denied boarding. 
• Urgent cases for travelling falling in the period of less than 24 hours prior flight, will be examined by Hellenic Authorities per case and acceptance or rejection will be notified to applicants through an email message. Airlines is required to check the existence of such a confirmation email prior passenger acceptance for boarding.

The PLF Process is a process of the Official Authorities of the Greek Government and the General Secretariat for Civil Protection. For any questions regarding the completion and dispatch of the QR code, please contact the Official Authorities.

Upon arrival in Greece 

• All incoming passengers from international flights are checked and subject to random COVID-19 test by the Hellenic Civil protection personnel, in predefined areas at the arrivals of each airport, according to their QR Code. If the COVID-19 tests are positive, the Hellenic Government Health Services will inform the passengers and instruct them to follow a supervised 14 days quarantine.
• Following the random checks, passengers will be free to travel to their final destination or residence. 
• International to domestic connecting passengers will be randomly checked to COVID-19 test (as per QR code) and then will proceed to Security Control and their departing gate. 
• International to international transfer passengers will not go through COVID-19 test, nor they need to fill in the PLF and will proceed directly to Security Control and on to their departing gate. 
• Administrative fines (Hellenic Government) apply to passengers not holding the electronic form - QR code.
• Passengers are requested to remain in a temporary address/hotel, until the COVID-19 test results are published.

Passengers departing from Greece (outgoing passengers)

• Until further notice, all Greek nationals and Greek permanent residents travelling on international flights departing from Greece must fill in and submit the special Passenger Locator Form electronically, latest the day before their flight.
• Passengers must hold and be able to demonstrate to the authorities proof that they have filled the PLF.

The PLF Process is a process of the Official Authorities of the Greek Government and the General Secretariat for Civil Protection. For any questions regarding the completion and dispatch of the QR code, please contact the Official Authorities.

Further Info

• Flights schedule from/to Greece is operating normally, with adjustments due to lockdowns in Europe and Greece.
• Flights schedule within Greece is operating normally, with adjustments due to the lockdown. Until 01/02/2021, passengers are allowed to travel as long as they have a relevant and official form/letter justifying that they travel only for business, health reasons, imperative family reasons and to return home.
• Until further notice, all permanent residents of Greece travelling on international flights departing from Greece must fill in and submit the special Passenger Locator Form electronically, latest the day before their flight.
• The flight ban from/to Turkey is extended up until 08/02/2021. 
• The flight ban from/to Barcelona is extended up until 08/02/2021. 
• As a matter of urgency for the containment of the COVID-19 spread, the government decided to apply a ban on night-time traffic and people movements, as from 21:00 and until 05:00. Arriving and departing passengers on flights scheduled within the night ban, will be exempted. In case of a police check, passengers must provide their ticket or other evidence regarding their flight time schedule.

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

Entry to Albania is allowed to all passengers as per the general entry requirements for Albania (passport and VISA restrictions). 

COVID-19 measurements

Upon arrival, zone temperature measurement with a calibrated thermometer will be performed in a non-evasive method. 

Required documents

Upon arrival, a Health Declaration Form will be handed to the passengers to be completed. 

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

• Passengers who are citizens or habitual residents of the following countries and departing from these countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
• Residents from Australia, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway and Vatican City. 

COVID-19 measures

Passengers arriving from Australia, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore & the Vatican and who have only been to these countries or in Austria within the last 10 days are free to enter Austria without obligation to self-isolate or provide a PCR or Antigen test of COVID-19.

Third-country nationals arriving from out of Schengen area or from out of countries listed above are not allowed to enter Austria.

Remaining passengers, such as passengers travelling from Greece, are required to provide a negative PCR / LAMP / TMA  test not older than 72 hours or Antigen not older than 48 h upon arrival or perform one of the aforementioned types of test within 24 hours after arrival and start a 10-day quarantine regardless of the test result, which is considered to have ended if a PCR / LAMP / TMA or antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 is carried out at the earliest on the 5th day after entry and the test result is negative. Children up to the age of 10 are exempted from any obligation to take a molecular-biological / Antigen-test.

People who have to start a quarantine must present confirmation of the availability of suitable accommodation upon arrival and the costs must be borne.

The certificate confirming the negative test result must be available in English or in German. 

Exemptions from the quarantine restriction

• Humanitarian forces
• People who are travelling for work purposes
• Accompanying person as part of the entry for medical reasons
• Persons who enter the country for the purpose of exercising a compulsory judicial or officially imposed duty
• Strangers, if they have a photo ID according to §95 of the alien’s police act 2005 (accredited diplomats).

Possible further exemptions and details are available here. 

The following passengers don’t have to present a COVID-19 test, nor they have to start quarantine

• Transit passengers
• Crews
• Regular commuter traffic for professional purposes (except for carers)
• Regular commuter traffic to participate in school and study operations
• Regular commuting for family purposes or to visit a partner
• Occupants of emergency vehicles and vehicles in the public service
• Passengers who travel for unforeseeable, urgent reasons that are particularly worthy of consideration in the family circle in individual cases (e.g. serious illnesses, deaths, funerals, births and the care of people in need of support in emergencies)

Required documents

 
All passengers fill out and submit before entering Austria the electronic registration form, a so-called pre-travel clearance (PTC). The form is available at the following links: 

• PTC German
• PTC English

The document is valid in both printed and digital form. This means that presenting the QR code on mobile devices such as smartphones is also permitted. If the Registration through the electronic form is not possible, exceptionally forms in hard copy can be used instead (check links).

Upon arrival in Austria, all passengers must show either their online registration confirmation (printed or electronically e.g. on smartphone) or the paper form along with their PPT/ID to the Austrian authorities. 

Further Info 

• FAQs

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

Entry to Belgium is allowed to passengers:

• arriving from EEA Member States or Schengen countries,
• nationals of Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Serbia or Vatican City (Holy See),
• nationals of Australia, Japan, Korea (Rep.), New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore or Thailand,
• with a "C" visa issued after 18 March 2020 by Belgium,
• with a consular, diplomatic, official, service or a special passport traveling on duty,
• with a long-term residence permit or a long term "D" visa issued by EEA Member States or Schengen countries.
  
   

COVID-19 measures 

Belgium has taken measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and has implemented a ban on all non-essential trips in and out of the country. More information on essential travel can be found here.

Important note: All passengers travelling to or from Belgium are required to carry the Sworn statement completed.

Test requirement

As of 13th of February: All individuals, from the age six (6), who do not have their primary residence in Belgium must present a negative result of PCR test COVID-19, conducted at the earliest 72 hours before departure. 

The certificate confirming the negative test result must be available on paper or in electronic form, in Dutch, French, German, or English and must indicate the date when the sample was collected.

In the absence of a negative test result, the carrier is obliged to refuse boarding.

Exemptions from the COVID-19 PCR test requirement:

• People not travelling to Belgium via a carrier and who have been abroad for a maximum of 48 hours or will remain in Belgium for a maximum of 48 hours, do not have to present a negative test result.
•  Travellers who only transit by air and who only enter the transit zone, do not have to present a negative test result. They must have a confirmed ticket for their connecting flight.

Prior to their journey, passengers must complete the PLF, conduct the PCR test and fill in the digital or paper “Sworn Statement” form.

Quarantine requirement

The Belgian approach for people arriving in Belgium depends on whether they are returning from a red, orange or green zone. Depending on the country or region passengers are travelling from, different measures may apply regarding quarantine requirement after arrival in Belgium.

• Upon arrival in Belgium from green or orange zones, there are no quarantine conditions.
• All individuals, residents and non-residents, returning to Belgium after a stay of at least 48 hours in a red zone must therefore be placed in quarantine. The quarantine can only end with a negative PCR test performed on the 7th day of quarantine.
• Residents returning from a red zone and having stayed there for more than 48 hours must be tested on the 1st day and the 7th day of the quarantine. Passengers will receive an SMS on their return that will allow them to come to a test center. 

Due to the fact that the country categorization is subject to frequent change, passengers should always check the current status.

Required documents

All passengers travelling to or from Belgium are required to carry a Sworn Statement. Passengers have to download and fill in the statement and have it available before boarding to or from Belgium. 

All passengers travelling to Belgium by air and who have left the country for more than 48 hours have to fill in additionally the electronic Belgian Passenger Locator Form (PLF) beforehand, regardless of their departure point and nationality. Passengers failing to comply with this obligation or providing misleading or incomplete information can be denied access to the Belgian territory and fined.  Passengers failing to comply, will be denied boarding.

For passengers who were technically unable to submit an electronic PLF two (2) copies of the paper PLF will be distributed by the ground personnel to be completed and signed by the passengers. One copy will be given to the authorities by the cabin crew who collect the forms on board on a sealed envelope & the second copy stays with the passenger for at least 48 hours after arrival to Brussels.

If, after having sent the PLF form, the passenger receives a text message with instructions about a quarantine, these instructions must be followed closely. 

In order to be able to indicate on the new E-PLF that a passenger is travelling for professional reasons, the employee or employer must complete the Business Travel Abroad - form (BTA). The BTA can be used by both Belgian employers/employees and foreign employers/employees. The employee who travels for professional reasons will receive a BTA code after filling in the BTA, which can be entered on the E-PLF.

Further Info

• Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs
• Quarantine and self-isolation
• Travelling abroad
• Sworn Statement

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

Entry to Bulgaria is allowed to:

• Bulgarian citizens,
• citizens of EU member states, states of Schengen Agreement, San Marino, Andorra, Monaco, Vatican and their family members as well as persons who are in actual cohabitation with them,
• citizens from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay, UAE, Ukraine, Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Moldova, Israel, Kuwait, Belarus and Turkey,
• individuals holding Bulgarian permanent or long-term residence permission and their family members and persons holding Bulgarian long-term residence visa type D,
• persons having legal residence in EU Member States, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, States of Schengen Agreement, San Marino, Andorra, Monaco and Vatican and their family members. 

COVID-19 measures

All persons allowed to enter the country shall be admitted to Bulgaria with a negative result of a PCR test carried out up to 72 hours before entering the country. The PCR test certificate should indicate names and address (in Latin), contact info of the tested person and actual time of testing.

Bulgarian citizens and individuals holding Bulgarian permanent or long-term residence permission and their family members, who do not carry a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate shall be placed under quarantine for a period of 10 days.

Exceptions: Crews of vessels and aircraft etc, persons passing transit the territory of the republic of Bulgaria.

Further Info

• Ministry of Health

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

The Republic of Cyprus accepts flights, from all countries but with different conditions regarding the required documents.

There are four (4) categories, in which countries are divided according to their epidemiological situation: Green, Orange, Red & Grey.

• Category GREEN:
  • Third countries: Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Thailand

• Category ORANGE:
  • EU member states: Portugal, Denmark
  • Schengen members: Iceland
  • Third countries: China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Israel
• Category RED: 
  • EU member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Croatia, Germany, Luxembourg, Romania, Spain, Italy, GREECE, Malta, Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, Finland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Ireland
  • Small States: Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City, San Marino
  • Schengen members: Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway
  • Third countries: United Kingdom, Rwanda, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Belarus, Qatar, Serbia, United States of America, Armenia, Georgia, Bahrein
• Category GREY:
  Countries that are not mentioned in the aforementioned categories (green, orange and red) are considered to belong in the Grey Category (Special Permission). For the Grey Category countries, entry into the Republic of Cyprus is only allowed for the following categories of passengers:
  
  • Cypriot citizens and family members (alien spouses and their underage children)
  • European citizens and citizens of European Economic Area countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) and Switzerland
  • Persons legally residing in the Republic
  • Persons entitled to enter the Republic under the Vienna Convention
  • Third country nationals who are allowed to enter the Republic of Cyprus following a special permission from the Republic, as this is defined in the Quarantine Decree (N.9) of 2021, as this is modified each time.

The categorization of the countries will be updated by the Ministry of Health, on a weekly basis. Passengers are strongly advised to check the announcements here.

COVID-19 measures

The COVID-19 measures per category are the following:

• Category GREEN – No restrictions. Passengers coming from “Green” category countries are not required to present a laboratory COVID-19 test certificate or go into self-isolation. 
• Category ORANGE – Passengers coming from “Orange” category countries are required to undergo a laboratory test within 72 hours prior to departure and to possess a Certificate showing negative PCR examination for the virus.
• Category RED – Negative PCR laboratory analysis within 72 hours before departure & another PCR test upon arrival in Cyprus. Cypriot citizens & legal residents of the Republic coming from Red category country can choose to undergo a laboratory testing only upon arrival in Cyprus. In this case they should remain in compulsory isolation.
• Category GREY – Passengers coming from countries of this Category shall be required to undergo a laboratory test at a certified lab within 72 hours prior to departure and to possess a certificate showing a negative PCR result. Passengers may undergo the laboratory test upon their arrival in the Republic of Cyprus, at their own expense. Passengers arriving in the Republic of Cyprus from the Grey Category countries (Special Permission) shall remain in mandatory self-isolation or mandatory quarantine for a period of 14 days or alternatively, in mandatory self-isolation or mandatory quarantine for a period of 10 days provided that they undergo another Covid-19 test (at their own expense) on the 10th day and the result comes back negative. The test result must be sent to the following email address: monada@mphs.moh.gov.cy.

Greece is categorized as one of the “Red” countries and the below measures apply:
Passengers are required to perform double laboratory analysis, i.e. negative PCR laboratory analysis within 72 hours before departure & another PCR laboratory analysis upon arrival in Cyprus (paid by passenger’s expenses). No self-restraint/quarantine measures apply in this category.

The certificate confirming the negative test result must be available in English or in Greek. 

Only children below the age of twelve (12) are exempted.

Required documents

• All passengers, regardless of the categorization of the country they are arriving from, must be in the possession of the Cyprus Flight Pass through the Electronic Web Platform. Form can only be finalized and submitted it within 24 hours before the commencement of your travel from the Country of Origin to the Republic of Cyprus (either direct flight or via intermediate Countries).
• In case the Official Authorities of Cyprus have announced on the above website that the platform is not working due to technical reasons, and the passengers have a screenshot of this as a proof of their unsuccessful trial to fill in the Flight pass, they will be given a print form to fill at the gate before boarding.
• In case passengers are not in a possession or cannot prove that the system was not responsive at the time of the check-in (screenshot of the above proof) or they do have the above proof but deny to fill in the print Flight Pass before boarding, should not be accepted on the flight.

Transfer* and Τransit** passengers must apply and obtain the Cyprus Flight Pass by completing the relevant information in the application form.

Passengers who disembark, exit immigration and have to recheck-in are not considered as Τransfer or Transit passengers and need to complete the application form as arriving passengers to Cyprus, fulfilling the prerequisites of the country category of their departure.

*Transfer Passengers are passengers who travel from a departure country via Cyprus, disembark in Cyprus and continue their travel on a connecting flight to their onward destination with the same or different airline without having to recheck in.

**Transit Passengers are passengers who travel from a departure country via Cyprus, do not disembark in Cyprus and continue their travel on the same flight to their onward destination. 

Further info

Τhe Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announces that as of 1st February 2021, the contact information for the call centre for the assistance of passengers who intend to travel from abroad to Cyprus and may have queries regarding the use of the e-platform “CyprusFlightPass”, will be the following:

Queries via telephone:
Calls within Cyprus: 1474
Calls from abroad: +357 22 285 757

For queries in writing, click here.

Also, passengers are advised to regularly advise the following pages:

• Cyprus flight pass
• FAQ's

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

Until further notice, entry to Czech Republic is allowed to:

• Czech citizens and their family members,
• Czech Citizens of EU and Schengen countries along with their family members with a Czech resident permit,
• third-country nationals residing in Czech Republic with a residence permit,
• passengers with a residence permit issued by Czechia,
• passengers with a D visa issued by Czechia. 

COVID-19 measures

Citizens from EU and citizens from Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, UK, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican city are possible to travel to Czech Republic only for essential reason of travel, such as trips to one’s place of residence, work, study, essential family visit, visiting healthcare facilities. It is not possible to travel to Czech Republic for the purpose of tourism or visiting friends. 

As of 08/03/2021 Greece is marked as a “red” country. 
  
The following new rules apply both to the arrivals of foreign nationals and to the returns of Czech citizens and residents to the Czech Republic.  

• There is a new category of so-called dark red (high-risk) countries with the strictest epidemiologic measures applicable to journeys from this category. This means that there is the obligation to submit a first PCR test done 48 hours or less prior to the entry, followed by a second PCR test undergone in the Czech Republic at the earliest the 5th day from the entry. The self-isolation is obligatory until the second negative test result is submitted.
• All passengers traveling to Czech Republic from orange and red countries (such as Greece) are required to present an Antigen test done 24 hours or less prior to the departure or PCR test done 72 hours or less prior to the departure. In case of journeys from orange and red countries (such as Greece), there is the obligation to submit an antigen or PCR test done 48 hours or less before the arrival. In case of red countries, a person must likewise undergo a second PCR test in the Czech Republic (this can be undergone also earlier than the 5th day from the entry). The self-isolation is obligatory until the second negative test result is submitted.
• There is the obligation to fill in the electronic Public Health Passenger Locator Form in case of journeys from all categories of countries. The form will be checked along with the test at the entry to the Czech Republic.  

Caution: The duration of the stay in the Czech territory must not exceed 12 hours. 

The list of countries, according to the level of risk, is regularly reviewed and updated, so passengers are advised to check it frequently before their flight.

The authorities have imposed the requirement to wear an FFP2 mask or two surgical masks, one on top of the other, inside all buildings with the exception of private households. This obligation includes the airport as well. It is possible to buy respirators and masks at the airport.

Further Info

• Summary Table - Entry Requirements
• The conditions for entry of persons to the Czech Republic

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

Until further notice, entry to Denmark is allowed to passengers arriving from the “Open Countries List”. Other persons wishing to enter Denmark can expect to be rejected at the Danish borders, unless they have a worthy purpose for entering Denmark. Special exemptions apply to Scandinavian countries and Germany.

COVID-19 measures

Important update: As of Sunday, 07/02/2021, there is a new requirement for testing upon entry into Denmark enters into force on.

The Danish authorities have now introduced requirements for mandatory COVID-19 testing and subsequent isolation for 10 days upon entry into Denmark. This means that all passengers must be registered and have an antigen test performed upon arrival at Copenhagen Airport. This requirement is a supplement to the already applicable entry restrictions.   

 The antigen test is free for arriving passengers and has a response time of 15 minutes.

Exceptions: 

• Children under 15 years old
• Crew 
• People who have previously been infected with COVID-19 and who can present evidence of a positive PCR or antigen test that is at least 14 days and at most 12 weeks old 
• Passengers in transit who do not enter Denmark
• Persons who, for medical reasons, should not have an antigen test for covid-19 performed

Passengers in transit with an onward journey by air and can show proof of onwards journey from CPH (boarding pass) are exempted from this rule.

The above measure is in addition to the obligation for all passengers to present a negative COVID-19 test within 24 hours of boarding the plane. Children under the age of 12 are excluded from the test requirement. No specific type of COVID-19 test is required. This means that both PCR tests and antigen tests are accepted. The certificate confirming the negative test result must be available in English or in Danish. 

It should be noted that the COVID-19 test requirement prior to boarding also applies to the following cases:

• Danish nationals 
• residents of Denmark
• transit passengers

For inbound travel, the Danish definition of “worthy purpose” for non-Danes to enter into Denmark has been further strengthened. Going forward “worthy purpose” only covers foreign arrivals that are employed for work in Denmark.

GREECE is on the list of high-risk countries within the EU and the Schengen area, so in order to enter to Denmark the same restrictions apply:

• A negative COVID-19 test within 24 hours of boarding the plane.
• A worthy purpose of entrance.
• COVID-19 testing and subsequent isolation for 10 days upon entry into Denmark

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden has closed its border to Denmark. Only Swedes and permanent residents of Sweden are allowed to entry from Denmark. 

Further Info

• Travel to or via Denmark
• Requirements for testing and 10 days of isolation upon entry into Denmark
  
• For people travelling to Denmark by plane

COVID-19 measures

 
All passengers, including Egyptians, travelling to Egypt must be in possession of negative PCR test certificate for COVID-19, maximum 72 hours before flight departure time. Passengers travelling from New Zealand, Australia, South Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, North America, South America, Canada, and transiting through London Heathrow, Paris, Rome and Frankfurt will be allowed to provide the test certificate performed maximum 96 hours.

The submitted PCR certificate will be accepted if it meets the below requirements:

• Must be printed/Hardcopy and includes the hour and the date of withdrawal of the sample, which is the date on which the 72 hours will be counted.
• Issued by an accredited laboratory and stamped with the laboratory’s stamp and does not contain scraping, cancellation or addition.
• Indicating the type of sample taken for the swab.
• Indicating that the type of test is (RT - PCR).
• Certificate is accepted in Arabic or English language.

Exceptions from test requirement:

• Passengers in Transit.
• Passengers under 6 years old.

In case of any violation, fines might be imposed. Please be informed that as soon as a passenger leaves Egypt the PCR analysis will be considered expired and not valid for entering / return to Egypt one more time, thus a new test is needed.

• Passengers need to wear face mask and keep physical separation when embarking disembarking.
• Passengers need to fill and submit a Health declaration card to authorities. This form will be provided by the crew on board.  
• Airline need to provide the relevant health declaration form to passengers and verify completion and signed by the passengers prior to boarding. 
• Examine passengers intending entry to Egypt. 
• Passengers with temperature higher than 38, will not be allowed to board.

Required documents

Upon arrival in Egypt:  

• A completed "Public Health Card" must be presented to immigration upon arrival. 
• Sanitation of arrival baggage is offered with additional charge. 

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

Entry to Finland is allowed to nationals: 

• of Finland and their family members,
• of EU and Schengen countries residing in Finland and their family members,
• third-country nationals residing in Finland with a residence permit.

COVID-19 measures

 
Self-quarantine is recommended for those arriving in Finland.

All passengers arriving to Finland from abroad must present a negative COVID-19 test certificate before boarding the aircraft. 

The certificate must include the following information:

• Identity,
• name of the laboratory/doctor issuing the certificate,
• date and time of the test (maximum 72 hours before boarding),
• type of the test (PCR or antigen) and
• test result (negative).

The certificate must be written in English.

Passengers must present their COVID-19 test certificates to health authorities at the airport upon arrival in Finland.

In case the passenger holds a medical certificate indicating that passenger has already recovered from COVID-19 and it has been less than 6 months from infection, separate negative COVID-19 test certificate is not required.

COVID-19 vaccination certificates are not yet applicable to replace the negative COVID-19 test certificate.

Further Info

  
More information can be found here.

COVID-19 measures

From 24 January 2021, all passengers, aged 11 or older, arriving in France will need to present a negative PCR test for COVID-19 less than 72 hours before boarding. The result of the test should be written in English or in French. If the result is written in any other language, it will not be accepted, and the passenger will not be allowed to board. 

Types of accepted test:

• RT-PCR
• PCR
• qRT-PCR
• qPCR
• RT-LAMP
• LAMP
• Detection de l’ARN RNA

Types of test NOT accepted:

• Rapid antigen test
• Rapid serological test
• Serological test
• Serology
• Antibody detection
• Antibody and IgG / IgM

A passenger may be subjected to quarantine measures in case of COVID-19 symptoms upon arrival.

A passenger may be subjected to a suggestion on voluntary quarantine depending on their provenance at their arrival in France. Voluntary quarantine details will be given to passengers upon arrival.

Required documents

 
Travellers must complete and carry a sworn statement that they do not show any COVID-19 symptom.

• Statement for travelers under 11 years old
• Statement for travelers aged 11 years old and over

Travellers must present their certificate and sworn statement to the transport company before boarding and upon arrival. Failing to comply on the above should result in a denial of boarding.

Further Info

• Coronavirus - Advice for Foreign Nationals in France
• Paris Aéroport
• COVID-19: All the information

COVID-19 measures

Entry rules for COVID-19 vaccinated passengers

Citizens of all countries, travelling by air from any country, may enter Georgia if they present the document confirming the full course (two doses) of any COVID-19 vaccination at the border checkpoints of Georgia.

Entry rules for non-vaccinated passengers

Georgian nationals:

• Georgian nationals presenting the negative result of the PCR test conducted within 72 hours prior the visit, will be subject to either 8-day self-isolation or optional PCR examination at their own expense on the 3rd day of their stay in Georgia.
• If Georgian national fails to submit the document confirming the PCR examination at the border, he/she will be placed in self-isolation for 8 days.
• All individuals who have travelled to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland within the last 14 days, will be placed in mandatory quarantine for 12 days.

Foreigners:

Citizens and residence permit holders of the following states, may enter Georgia by air under the conditions mentioned below:

• European Union Member States
• State of Israel
• Swiss Confederation
• Kingdom of Norway
• United States of America
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• State of Qatar
• United Arab Emirates
• Kingdom of Bahrein
• Republic of Turkey
• Republic of Azerbaijan
• Republic of Armenia
• Ukraine
• Republic of Belarus
• Republic of Kazakhstan
• Russian Federation
• Republic of Uzbekistan
• Republic of Tajikistan
• Turkmenistan
• Republic of Kyrgyzstan

For entering Georgia, they must comply with the following conditions:

• At the border checkpoint of Georgia, they must present PCR-examination certificate conducted during 72 hours prior to travel to Georgia;
• On the 3rd day of their stay, they are obliged to undergo PCR-examination at their own expense;
• Before crossing the state border, they must complete the special application form, indicating the travel history of the last 14 days, contact details (address, phone number, email etc.)
• All individuals who have travelled to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland within the last 14 days will be placed in mandatory quarantine for 12 days upon entry. In this case, the obligation of presentation of PCR test negative result on the border as well as PCR-examination on 3rd day of stay will be waived.  

The certificate confirming the negative test result must be available in English or in Georgian. 

In case of absence of COVID test carriage should be denied.

Further info

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

• Nationals of EEA Member States and Switzerland,
• British nationals,
• passengers arriving from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland or United Kingdom,
• immediate family members of nationals of EEA Member States and Switzerland,
• immediate family members of British nationals,
• passengers with a residence permit issued by an EEA Member State or Switzerland,
• passengers with a long-term visa issued by an EEA Member State or Switzerland,
• passengers with visa issued by Germany after 17 March 2020,
• residents of Australia, New Zealand, Singapore & Thailand. They must have been living in the residence country for at least 6 months.

Temporary travel restriction applies to all non-essential travel from third countries to the federal republic of Germany.

Prolonged entry possibilities will be given to travellers from all third countries, who have an important reason for travel.

COVID-19 measures

All individuals entering the Federal Republic of Germany from abroad are obliged to display before departure a negative molecular test for COVID-19, conducted up to 48 hours before entry.

The test evidence must be provided on paper or in an electronic document, in each case in German, English or French. The test result must be kept for at least 10 (ten) days after entry.
In principle, methods of nucleic acid amplification technology (PCR, LAMP, TMA) and Antigen tests for the direct detection of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 are accepted.

Rapid antigen tests are recognized if they meet the minimum criteria recommended by the WHO. These include tests that, compared to PCR tests, achieve a ≥80% sensitivity and ≥97% specificity.

As of 1st of April: Transit passengers are also required to display a negative molecular test for COVID-19, conducted up to 48 hours before entry.

Antibody tests are NOT recognized.

Exemptions for COVID-19 test:

• Children under 6 years old
• Crews

Regardless of the COVID-19 test results, quarantine regulations are in force for inbound passengers returning to Germany from a country which is in the list of risk areas (such as Greece) or having stayed in the last 10 days in the risk areas.  Passengers are obliged to stay in  isolation for a period of 10 days. In order to shorten the 10 days quarantine, a COVID-19 test can be performed from the 5th day after entry onwards. After receiving a negative test result the quarantine will be released. When conducting the digital entry registration, travellers will be informed of the obligation to self-quarantine and of any exceptions to this rule. 

Required documents

All passengers returning to Germany from a country which is in the list with risk areas, (such as Greece), or those who have stayed in a risk area during the last 10 days prior to entry, are required to register online and hold proof of the registration. 

A completed online registration along with a negative COVID-19 test result must be presented before departure otherwise passengers will be denied boarding. 

Information on the exceptions from the obligation for online registration is available here.

Further Info

• Newsletter for travellers
• Rules in the federal states
• Passenger Information

• Risk Area Definition

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

As of 01/09/2020, only nationals or permanent residents of Hungary and their family members are allowed to enter the country.

COVID-19 measures

All individuals returning from abroad will have to be quarantined for 14 days or must conduct and present two (2) negative PCR tests in Hungary (2 days apart between them).

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

Entry to Ireland is allowed to all passengers. 

COVID-19 measures

Information on the COVID-19 test

All passengers travelling to Ireland must present a negative or not detected COVID-19 PCR test obtained within 72 hours of departure. The certificate confirming the negative test result must be available in English.

Exemptions:

• International Transport Workers, including workers in aviation, maritime and road haulage sectors, where they are travelling in the course of performing their duties.
• Transit passengers, who do not leave the airport premises.
• Children under 6 years old.

If a passenger has a genuine humanitarian emergency requiring urgent travel, they should contact the nearest Embassy or Consulate immediately for advice and consular assistance before commencing their journey.

The passengers who may proceed to travel without this evidence, they may be prosecuted upon entering the state, an offence punishable by a fine/prison or both.

Information on the restricting movement

All passengers entering Ireland are requested to restrict their movements for 14 days.

All passengers are advised to check regularly the portal of gov.ie for more information, exemptions and possible changes to the measures.

Required documents

Passengers arriving to Ireland from overseas are required to complete a COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form. The information provided may be used to contact the passenger in the next 14 days for the purposes of verifying the details given on this form and to provide you with public health advice.

Exemptions: 

• Arriving from Northern Ireland,
• transit passenger who will not leave the port/airport premises,
• holders of a Certificate for International Transport Workers, or drivers of a heavy goods vehicle who are in Ireland for work,
• aircraft crew, including pilots, in Ireland as part of your work,
• ship crew, including maritime masters, in Ireland as part of your work,
• foreign diplomat.
  
  

Further Info

• COVID-19 vaccine information

The Government of Israel has announced that the entry of all foreign aircrafts to Israel will be prohibited until further notice.

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

Until further notice, entrance at Israel is allowed:

• Only to Israelis nationals and Permanent Residents of Israel,
• to non-Israeli passport holders only if they are family members of an Israeli citizen,
• only to non-Israelis passengers who have a special specific entry approval from the population and immigration authority will be allowed. 

Palestinians are not allowed to enter without approval.  
Transit passengers are not allowed.

All passengers arriving to TLV must go through passport control in TLV. 

COVID-19 measures

All incoming passengers must go through registration by the Ministry of Health:

• A check point will be available by the Ministry of Health for registration on home or governmental isolation.  
• Random COVID-19 checks may be performed in case of symptomatic passengers.
• All arriving passengers will go under temperature check.  

All passengers (all ages) who have stayed more than 72 hours in a territory outside of Israel must present one of the following documents to the airline representatives before boarding: 

1. Medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR test result that was issued no more than 72 hours before the estimated boarding time. 
   
   A valid Certificate must be in English and include the following items: 

• PCR test method used: PCR/RT-PCR/Q-PCR.
• Passenger personal details: first and last name, ID number or Passport number.
• Date of issuance of the PCR test.  

Transit passengers must present before boarding the flight to Israel a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued not more than 72 hours before their first flight estimated boarding time.

     2. Valid Israeli Vaccination certificate (valid as of 7 days after receiving the second vaccine).

     3. Special Approval from the Israel ministry of Foreign affairs  

Passenger who does not present one of the above documents shall not be authorized to board the flight. It is recommended that all passengers should keep their approval until they exit the Israeli airport.

COVID-19 Tests at Ben-Gurion Airport for Incoming Passengers:
All incoming passengers into Israel are required to take a COVID-19 test before leaving the terminal area to home quarantine. The COVID-19 tests at Ben-Gurion Airport are conducted after completing the incoming passenger process, in the Welcome Hall, before passengers leave the terminal. For an efficient and quick process the passengers can register at the company’s website who conduct the COVID-19 tests (free-of-charge discount code Free 1).

The above new instructions are in addition to the current instructions:  

• Passengers should provide approval for submitting online health declaration in the Israeli ministry of health website, in addition to presenting the airline one of the above documents.
• All passengers (Israeli citizens, Israeli residents and foreign passengers) arriving to Israel from all other states shall undergo a mandatory isolation for 14 days on entry into the state.

In addition to the above, Airline staff shall confirm that all foreign passengers hold a valid entry authorization issued by the Israeli authorities before boarding the aircraft. The entry to Israel will be denied for any foreign passenger who does not hold such valid authorization.   

Required documents

All passengers arriving or departing to/from Israel need to fill in the following Eplf not more than 24 hours prior to their flight. Please note that this is a mandatory obligation:

• Departing from Israel (EN)
  
• Departing from Israel (Hebrew)
  
• Arriving at Israel (EN)
  
• Arriving at Israel (Hebrew)

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

Entry to Italy is allowed to:

• Nationals of Italy,
• nationals - residents of family members of the following countries: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City (Holy See)
• British nationals, family members of British nationals and of residents of the United Kingdom, who have not transited through or have been in: Algeria, Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, Dominican Rep., Kosovo (Rep.), Kuwait, Moldova (Rep.), Montenegro, North Macedonia (Rep.), Oman, Panama, Peru or Serbia in the past 14 days,
• passengers arriving from Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland or the United Kingdom,
• residents of Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay who have not transited through or have been in Algeria, Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, Dominican Rep., Kosovo (Rep.), Kuwait, Moldova (Rep.), Montenegro, North Macedonia (Rep.), Oman, Panama, Peru or Serbia in the past 14 days.
• Passengers from Bulgaria and Romania are also authorized to arrive in Italy with the requirement for all passengers that must stay 14 days in trustworthy isolation once arrived in Italy.

COVID-19 measures

Greece, along with all other Schengen countries, has been moved from Category “B” to Category “C” countries.

All individuals coming from Category “C” countries, must present a negative molecular or antigenic COVID-19 test, dated not older than 48 hours before their arrival in Italy or undertake upon arrival a mandatory quarantine of 14 days. The certificate confirming the negative test result must be available in English or in Italian. 

As of 1st of April: All passengers in case they conduct the above mentioned negative molecular or antigenic COVID-19 test before arrival in Italy must undergo on self-isolation under the supervision of the health authorities for 5 days regardless of the test result. After the period of self-isolation (5th day), a new molecular or antigenic test is mandatory.

Exemption: Passengers who will stay in Italy for less than 120 hours (or 5 days) are exempted from the obligation to present a negative test or undertake a mandatory quarantine.

Upon arrival in Italy: All passengers will go through temperature checks upon arrival.

 
Passengers travelling to Italy must present completed the following forms and present them to the police authorities upon their arrival:

• Passengers to Milan: FORMAL STATEMENT. The form is available in Italian and in English. 
• Passengers to Rome: FORMAL STATEMENT. The form is available in Italian and in English. 

Transit passengers: 

• Passengers will be required to complete a Health and purpose of entry forms clearly indicating that they are only passing through Italy on their way to their destination in a foreign country. 
• Airport transits are allowed as long as passengers do not leave the airport. 
   

Further Info 

• Italian nationals returning to Italy and foreigners in Italy

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

Entry to Luxemburg is allowed to citizens of the European Union and the countries associated with the Schengen area, as well as citizens of San Marino, Andorra, Monaco and the Vatican. 

Third-country nationals may no longer enter until 31 December 2021.

Exempt of this rule are nationals from the following third countries: Australia, China, Hong Kong and Macao, Japan, New Zealand, Ruanda, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand.

As of 29/01/2021, all passengers, regardless of their nationality, aged 6 or over, wishing to travel by air to Luxembourg, must present negative result for COVID-19 upon boarding following the below guidelines:

• The test should be PCR viral detection test for SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA or a viral antigen test (rapid test) carried out less than 72 hours before the flight. 
• The result can be on paper or electronic form.
• The negative test result must be presented, if necessary accompanied by a translation, accompanied by a translation, in one of the administrative languages of Luxembourg or in English.

Certain categories of people are exempt from the testing requirement. Check here for more details. 

Passengers traveling by air transport from a country that is not a member of the European Union or the Schengen area, will have to undergo an additional test by looking for the viral antigen (rapid test) upon arrival at Luxembourg airport. This also applies to travel by air transport of people to the Grand Duchy, who departing from a third country, pass through an airport in a Member State of the European Union or of the Schengen area.

• Visit Luxembourg
  
• COVID-19 Information

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

 
Until further notice, entry to Malta is allowed to passengers arriving and having stayed in the last 14 days in one of the following countries: 

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon,  Liechtenstein Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, Vatican City.

COVID-19 measures

 
Passengers arriving from any one of the above countries (such as Greece & Cyprus), which are currently on Malta’s amber list are required to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test, taken within the previous 72 hours, prior to boarding their flight. Passengers who fail to present a negative test result, may be subjected to a COVID-19 PCR test upon arrival at Malta International Airport and may be required to observe a quarantine period.

All passengers arriving in Malta can expect to be subjected to body temperature screening immediately after arrival. If their body temperature exceeds 37.2oC, they can expect to be interviewed by Public Health officials.

Required documents

 
All passengers are asked to download, print and complete a travel declaration and passenger locator form. They are required to drop both Forms within the deposit boxes available on exit from the Terminal Temperature Screening Points following arrival in Malta. 

Further info 

 
Passengers before travelling to Malta are strongly advised to check the site of the Malta Airport for any changes on the policies. 

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

Entry to Netherlands is allowed to passengers: 

• arriving from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland or United Kingdom. Nationals of EEA Member States and Switzerland,
• with a residence permit issued to long term residents of EEA Member States, Switzerland and the United Kingdom,
• with a long-stay visa, including persons with a temporary residence permit (Machtiging Voor Voorlopig Verblijf - MVV),
• in transit,
• with family members of nationals of Switzerland, EEA Member States and of British nationals Healthcare personnel,
• travelling for emergency family reasons,
• all non-Schengen nationals, non-EU nationals are prohibited to enter the Netherlands by order of the Ministry of Justice and Security. Exempted from the travel restriction are residents from Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore South Korea, Thailand.

COVID-19 measures

Passengers aged 13 years or older, who travel to or via the Netherlands, need to show a negative COVID-19 test result if they are departing from a high-risk country, such as Greece. This is any country that’s not on the EU list of safe countries.

Passengers travelling from a high-risk country, have the following 2 options:

Option 1: They have to show 2 test results:
• A negative COVID-19 NAAT (Nucleic Acid Amplification) test result that was taken within 72 hours before arrival in the Netherlands.
• A negative COVID-19 rapid test result that was taken within 24 hours before boarding their flight to the Netherlands.

Option 2: They have to show 1 test result: 
A negative COVID-19 NAAT test result that was taken within 24 hours before boarding their flight to the Netherlands.

Note: All types of NAAT-tests will be allowed, such as tests under the names of mPOCT, NAAT, or RT PCR, LAMP and TMA.

Upon arrival in the Netherlands, passengers must immediately self-quarantine for 10 days regardless of the test result. More information about self-quarantine can be found here. 

More information regarding the tests:

As mentioned above, all individuals (including Dutch citizens) must present negative COVID-19 test, based on the above-mentioned rules, along with a Negative Test Declaration Form before boarding the aircraft. If travel is delayed through no fault of the passenger, a negative result of a test conducted up to 96 hours (instead of 72 hours) will be accepted. This gives the passenger an extra 24 hours. The passenger is responsible for proving the time limit was exceeded due to a delay that was no fault of their own.

Passengers arriving in The Netherlands without valid negative test results and the mandatory form may be denied entry to the Netherlands and will have to depart again (on the same airline to the country of departure).

Note: Dutch nationals who have a compelling reason to travel to Netherlands and cannot produce a negative PCR and rapid test result in time should contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The following requirements are applicable for the test report: 

1. The negative test result must be in English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Dutch. 
2. Type of test: According to the passenger’s choice (please check above).
3. Test result: The test result must be negative or ‘not detected’.
4. Given name and surname as stated in the passport.
5. Date and time, passengers were tested.
6. When NAAT test has been conducted Name and contact information of the institute or laboratory is mandatory & when Rapid test has been conducted Logo, stamp or details of the institute or laboratory must be shown.
7. The test result can be accepted in digital format or paper copy.

Exceptions to the requirement of both tests can be found here.

A testing facility from IATRIKON ATHINON is available to perform Rapid tests at Athens International Airport. The test outcome certificate is provided in English. In order to avoid any potential delay, it is highly recommended to the passengers to be at the airport at least 4,5 hours before their scheduled flight.
 

Required documents

 
Upon arrival in Netherlands, all passengers must present all the below:
1. the Health Declaration Form
2. the negative PCR Sars-Cov-2/COVID-19 test result 
3. the Negative Test Declaration Form

Passengers need to have the Forms in an electronic or printed form.

The Health Declaration form remains mandatory for all passengers arriving, departing and transiting in the Netherlands. All passengers aged 13 years or older, is obligatory to print and fill in (or fill in electronically and keep it on their mobile) the Health Declaration Form.

Further Info

• FAQs
• Travelling to the Netherlands from abroad
• Q&A's visas for the Netherlands

No restrictions until further notice.

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

• Nationals and residents of Poland,
• spouses, children of nationals of Poland,
• nationals and residents  of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland,
• British nationals and spouses and children of British Nationals,
• nationals and residents of Australia, Belarus, Canada, Georgia, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Thailand and Tunisia.

COVID-19 measures

 
All arriving passengers travelling to Poland are subject to quarantine.

Exemption from the quarantine requirement:

• Travellers arriving to Poland from the Schengen area are exempt from compulsory quarantine, if they have a negative test result for COVID-19 in Polish or English, made within 48 hours before crossing the border and present the test result at the request of a Border Guard officer.
  
  • At Warsaw Chopin Airport, if the traveller does not have a negative test result before going to the general access area, the passenger is obliged to provide the officer with all the data necessary to impose the obligation to undergo quarantine. Passengers can be released from the quarantine restriction if upon arrival and after crossing the border, perform within 48 hours a COVID -19 test and the relevant laboratory enter this result (must be negative) into the IT system of the state sanitary inspection.
• Members of diplomatic missions, consular offices and representatives of international organizations with members of their families, or any other persons crossing the border who are holders of valid diplomatic passports.
• Passengers vaccinated against the COVID-19 in respect of which the personal vaccination certificate was issued.
• Passengers, who ended home isolation, or Hospitalization due to SARS-COV-2 infection, not later than 6 months before the day of crossing the border of the Republic of Poland.

Arrivals from outside Schengen:
Passengers arriving at Chopin Airport from outside the Schengen area are subject to mandatory control by the Border Guard, during which they are obliged to provide the officer with all the data necessary to impose the quarantine - the address of residence or place of stay and a contact telephone number, regardless of whether they have a negative test result before crossing border. 
The quarantine can only be shortened by a negative COVID-19 test result made upon arrival in Poland and sent to the health care IT system within 48 hours.

Required documents

 
Passenger Location Form and Public Health Self-Declaration Form are mandatory to all arriving passengers. Forms are being and distributed and collected by crew.

Further info 

 
All passengers are advised to check the Polish Governmental Site regularly before their flight in case of change to the travel restrictions. 

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

Entry to Portugal is allowed to: 

• Nationals of Portugal
• residents of Portugal
• long term visa issued by Portugal,
• nationals and family members of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland,
• for all above nationals if they are arriving from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland,
• passengers with a residence permit issued by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or United Kingdom, returning via Portugal to their country of residence. 

COVID-19 measures

Foreign passengers entering or transiting through Portugal shall only be permitted to board upon presentation of a Negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test result, taken at most 72 hours before departure of the last direct flight to Portugal.

Exempted from the Negative COVID-19 RT-PCR:

• Passengers younger than 2 years old
• Passengers traveling to Azores
• Nationals and residents of Portugal*

*Nationals and residents of Portugal entering or transiting through Portugal without a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure of the last direct flight to Portugal are subject to a COVID-19 test upon arrival at their own expense. 

Passengers could be subject to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival regardless of the test result.

Required documents

  
All passengers need to fill in an ePLF (Passenger Locator Form) right after their check-in, since it is obligatory to include the seat number. Manual PLF can be filled only if the passenger has proof of inability to fill the ePLF online (screenshot of technical issue, internet breakdown etc.) 

ePLF can be found below:

• Portuguese
• English

Further info

• Restrictive measures for travels to/from Portugal

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

Entry to Romania is allowed to passengers: 

• with nationality from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland,
• family members of nationals of Romania,
• family members of a national of an EEA Member State, Switzerland or the United Kingdom, with a residence in Romania,
• with a long-stay visa or a residence permit issued by Romania,
• moving for professional purposes, proven by a visa, residence permit or other equivalent document,
• in transit, including those repatriated as a result of the granting of consular protection.
  
  

Flights from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, USA and United Kingdom are suspended.
 

COVID-19 measures

Passengers must be isolated at home for 14 days, except from asymptomatic passengers arriving from the following countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Croatia, Switzerland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary.

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

• Nationals of the Russian Federation and their family members,
• permanent residents of the Russian Federation,
• nationals of Greece, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea (Rep.), Maldives, Qatar, Serbia, Seychelles, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam if arriving from their country of nationality,
• residents of Greece, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea (Rep.), Maldives, Qatar, Serbia, Seychelles, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Vietnam if arriving from their country of residency,
• accredited or appointed employees of diplomatic missions, consular offices, international organizations located in Russian Federation and their family members,
• members of official delegations,
• passengers who will enter Russia as highly skilled sports professionals or participate in sports activities in Russia.

Note: Passengers, who travel to Belarus are not considered as transit.

COVID-19 measures 

Foreign citizens travelling to the Russian Federation, including passengers in transit, upon check-in and boarding must submit a medical certificate in Russian or in English showing a negative COVID-19 PCR test result, obtained not earlier than 72 hours before arrival in the Russian Federation.

Notes: 

• If it is not possible to submit the medical certificate in Russian or in English, it may be submitted in the official language of the country where the issuing organization is registered, accompanied by a Russian translation certified by a consular official of the Russian Federation.
• Antibody test results and any other test results except for PCR tests cannot be used to confirm the absence of COVID-19 infection for the specified purposes.
• Passengers who cannot present a certificate will be denied carriage.
• The certificate must include the following information:
  • Name of the passenger.
  • Date of birth of the passenger.
  • Exact date and time of collection of the biological material.
  • It must be indicated that the test was carried out using the PCR method and that the result is negative.
  • The certificate must contain the name and seal of the issuing organization.

Russian citizens arriving in the Russian Federation on international flights must within three (3) days from their arrival conduct and upload the results of a COVID-19 PCR test to the Unified Public Services Portal. While waiting for the results of the COVID-19 PCR test, passengers must self-isolate at their place of residence/temporary stay.

Required documents

All passengers (including Russians) must fill in the Application form provided by the crew.

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

All passengers can enter Serbia. 

COVID-19 measures

All foreign citizens are allowed to enter into the republic of Serbia if they present a negative RT-PCR test on SARS-COV-2 virus not older than 48 hours from the date of issuing the results issued by the national reference laboratory of the state they are coming from or entering from into the republic of Serbia. The certificate confirming the negative test result must be available in English. 

Passengers who are missing the RT-PCR test result have to return to the state they are coming from. 

Exemption of the RT-PCR requirement:

• Transit foreign citizens through the Republic of Serbia for not longer than 12 hours,
• flight crew,
• foreign citizens that have been granted temporary residence or permanent residence in the Republic of Serbia,
• minors under the age of twelve (12) if the parent, custodian or the person from the same household accompanying the child holds negative RT-PCR testnot older than 48 hours, if required.
• accredited members of staff of foreign diplomatic missions and consular posts and offices of international organizations, as well as to members of their families who hold special identity cards, or identification documents issued by the ministry of foreign affairs and the general secretariat of the government,
• members of foreign military, police or other security services transiting through the Republic of Serbia or arriving to the Republic of Serbia with prior notification in order to perform official duties, 
• passengers who are completely vaccinated (vaccinated with two doses, or with one dose if vaccinated with Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine) in the republic of Serbia, holding a confirmation of complete vaccination against the COVID-19 disease issued by the health care institution.

If Citizens of the republic of Serbia and Foreign citizens with temporary or permanent residence arrive without RT-PCR test on SARS- COV-2 virus, they will be handed over a written information-health warning from the passport control, on the obligation to observe home quarantine for the period of 10 days from the day of crossing the state.

Note: Quarantine shall be ceased if the quarantined person during that period gets negative RT-PCR test on SARS- COV-2 virus presence not older than 48 hours, issued by the reference laboratory in the republic of Serbia. 

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

Entry to Spain is allowed to: 

• Nationals and residents of Spain,
• passengers arriving from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden or Switzerland,
• passengers travelling for work purposes duly documented if arriving from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland,
• residents in the EU, in Schengen States, in Andorra, Monaco, Vatican and San Marino,
• holders of a Long-Term visa issued by a member of EU or Schengen state.

Currently, flights from UK to Spain are banned.

Residency permits and "D" visas that expired after 14 December 2019 are accepted for entry. These documents are valid 6 months after the state of alarm has ended. 
  
Entry will be denied until further notice to third country citizens except permanent residents of Spain and EU countries mentioned above.

As per the last information regarding the announcements of Spanish Government, entrance and exit from/to Spain will be restricted until further notice. 

Passengers that are allowed to enter the country are those travelling for any of the following reasons:

• attendance to health centres, services and establishments,
• compliance with laboural, professional, business or legal obligations,
• attendance to university, teaching and educational centres,
• return to habitual residence,
• assistance and care to elderly, minors, dependants, disabled  or vulnerable people,
• attendance to financial and insurance institutions that cannot be postponed,
• required or urgent actions in public, judicial or notarial institutions,
• renewal of permits, official documentation and other administrative procedures that cannot be postponed,
• conduct of official examinations or tests that cannot be postponed,
• force majeure reasons or in-need situations,
• any other comparable activity which is duly accredited.

 
The airline is not responsible for the case that a passenger is denied entrance or boarding by the authorities at the airport of Madrid.  

COVID-19 measures

All passengers, over 6 years old, entering Spain from countries characterized as “risky countries” need to show a negative result of a molecular COVID-19 test conducted up to 72 hours prior the arrival to the country. 

As of Monday, 01/03/2021: Greece is characterized as a risky country, except the following regions: Eastern Macedonia, Western Macedonia, Central Macedonia, Thrace, Central Greece, Ionian islands, Crete, North Aegean sea, South Aegean sea, Peloponnesus, Thessaly and Epirus.

The list of high risk countries/areas is regularly reviewed and updated so passengers are advised to frequently check it before their flight. 

The types of tests that are accepted are the following: PCR or TMA (Transcription-Mediated Amplification) or RT-LAMP (Reverse Transcriptase Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification). 

Children under 6 years old are exempt from the diagnostic tests for active infection with SARS-CoV-2, in order to enter Spain. The certificate confirming the negative test result must be available in English or in Spanish. 

Required documents

All passengers, including children of any age, departing from any airport located outside Spanish territory must complete a public health form. Once the form is completed, each passenger will obtain a code, which must be submitted upon arrival in Spain. 

Health department staff, responsible to collect PLF, is performing temperature checks to all passengers before baggage reclaim. In case a passenger fails to show (or does not hold) a negative COVID-19 test and/or the required documents, then a fine may be applied by the Spain Authorities. 

Further Info

• Coronavirus

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

Until further notice, entry to Sweden is allowed to: 

• Passengers arriving from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland,
• nationals and permanent residents of Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City, and their family members,
• residents of Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay,
• passengers with an “essential” need of travel.

There are, also, no restrictions for transit passengers. 

Entry ban to Sweden from United Kingdom, Denmark and Norway

Persons travelling to Sweden from Denmark, United Kingdom or Norway shall be refused entry into Sweden. 

Exceptions: Persons who are citizens of Sweden, persons who live or work in Sweden, personnel transporting goods and other personnel in the transport sector. 

COVID-19 measures

Foreign citizens (age 18 and above) traveling into Sweden must present a negative PCR, LAMP or Antigen-test result for COVID-19 that has been conducted within 48 hours prior to the arrival.

The following information must be included on the COVID – 19 certificate: Name of the person who has been tested

• Time of the sampling
• Type of test
• Test result
• Issuer of the certificate
• The information must be clearly stated in Swedish, English, Norwegian or Danish.

Note: Swedish citizens, individuals who can document that they are long-term residents in Sweden, individuals holding residence right or residence permit in Sweden and sea men can be tested for COVID-19 the same day they arrive in Sweden.

Further info 

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

Entry to Switzerland is allowed to:

• Swiss or Liechtenstein nationals or residents,
• passengers arriving from Schengen Member States,
• holders of Swiss Residence Permit,
• holders of Cross-Border Commuter permit who are entering Switzerland for work with a C-Visa issued by Switzerland for the purpose of business meetings as specialists in the field of health or official visit of great importance or who have an assurance of a residence permit,
• persons who are entitled to freedom of movement and have a professional reason for entering Switzerland and have a confirmation of registration,
• persons travelling directly through Switzerland to another country that they are permitted to enter,
• persons who are of great importance as specialists in the health sector,
• all crew and minimum support staff that are required to carry out cargo and passenger flights.   

COVID-19 measures

 
All passengers, over 12 years old, arriving in Switzerland by air, are required to provide a negative molecular (PCR) Test Sars-CoV-2 not be older than 72 hours before time of departure or an Antigen (rapid) test carried out within the last 24 hours.

The test certificate (digital or paper form) must be available in English, French or German and contain the below information:

• Last name, first name and date of birth of the person tested
• Date and time sample was taken
• Type of test
• Test result

Note: Any passenger who presented before boarding a Rapid Antigen test within the last 24 hours, must get tested again in Switzerland. A PCR or rapid antigen test must be performed upon arrival as quickly as possible under passenger’s expenses.

People who have tested positive for infection with the COVID – 19 must go into isolation.
 
Children under age 12 are not subject to the testing requirement and do not need proof of a negative test result.

Transit passengers who have spent less than 24 hours in a country or area with an increased risk of infection are exempted from the PCR Testing and the Quarantine Requirement.

Further information on the exceptions can be found here. 

As of 5th of April, Greece has been categorized  as a “high-risk country” and in addition to the mandatory COVID-19 test (PCR or Antigen) requirement, passengers are obliged upon arrival to quarantine for 10 days in their home or other suitable accommodation without going out regardless of the test result. The quarantine can be removed by means of a negative test (antigen rapid test or PCR test) on the 7th day after arrival.

Swiss citizens or persons with a permanent residence in Switzerland and ONLY if they arrive from a country with limited or no testing facilities, are able to complete the “Self-declaration No way of being tested” form. Upon arrival must immediately and at their own expense undergo a molecular-biological test or rapid test for Sars-CoV-2. This form does not apply to any passenger arriving from the Hellenic Republic.
 

Required documents

Contact Tracing Form 

All passengers will have to show the completed online registration/tracing data before departure or fill in the contact tracing form during the flight. The form for incoming travellers must be completed by all persons before entry into Switzerland (one form per person). For children and others incapable of filling out the form for themselves, it may be completed by a person travelling with them or an entitled guardian.

Further info

 
List of High Risk Countries and Regions is updated every 14 days so it is advisable to the passengers check it frequently before their flight.

• Federal Office of Public Health 
• FAQs - Quarantine

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

Entry to Turkey is allowed to all individuals. 

COVID-19 measures

 
All individuals entering to Turkey must present a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR test result. The test must have been taken at most 72 hours before arrival. All languages are accepted on the result of the test certificate.

Exemptions on the negative COVID-19 test:

• Passengers under the age of six (6)
• Transit and transfer passengers
• Seaman & truck drivers

Quarantine Restrictions:
Travellers arriving in Turkey are required to undergo a medical evaluation for symptoms of COVID-19, including temperature checks and if they have symptoms, they will undergo a COVID-19 PCR test. If the test is positive, the traveller will be required to quarantine.

Required documents

 
All passengers that are above 6 years old (except the transit passengers) will be required to fill “traveler entry form” within the last 72-hours prior to the departure of their inbound flight to Turkey.

In case of absence of the above-mentioned requirements passengers will not be accepted on board.

Passengers who are allowed to enter the country

There are no entry restrictions due to COVID-19, and all passengers can enter the country.

COVID-19 measures

All travel corridors for people arriving in United Kingdom are suspended.

Test requirement before arrival:

All passengers travelling to England, even if coming from a country on the travel corridors list or even they are UK citizens, must present proof of a negative COVID-19 test (PCR, LAMP or Antigen) result. The test should be taken up to 72 hours prior to departure. Passengers must make sure that the test provider can meet the standards for pre-departure testing: the test must meet performance standards of ≥97% specificity, ≥80% sensitivity at viral loads above 100,000 copies/ml. In case of passenger’s noncompliance, they will not be allowed to board the aircraft.

The test result should include the following information:

• Name of the passenger, which should match the name on your travel documents
• Date of birth or age
• The result of the test
• The date the test sample was collected or received by the test provider
• The name of the test provider and their contact details
• The name of the test device

The test result must be in either English, French or Spanish. Translations will not be accepted and must be provided the original test result certificate. It can also be provided as a physical, printed document, or via email or text message, which can be shown on passenger’s phone.

Tests provided by the National Health Service (NHS) will not be accepted for air travel, following guidance by the NHS website.

No need to take the test if you are travelling to the UK:

• For urgent medical treatment or accompanying someone who is travelling for urgent medical treatment (and it is not reasonably practicable for you to obtain a negative COVID-19 test in the last 3 days before departure).
• If you have a medical condition which means you cannot take a test. (a note from a medical practitioner at check in and to Border Force staff on arrival in England must be presented.) 
• Children under 10 years old 
• Flight and Cabin crew

The UK Border Force will conduct spot checks on arrival into England to ensure that passengers are fully compliant. Passengers will be subject to an immediate fine, if they fail to comply with the new regulations on pre-departure testing.

Quarantine requirement upon arrival

All passengers arriving to United Kingdom are required to self-isolate for 10 days, regardless of the test result. 

All travellers arriving from countries not on the red list/travel ban (such as Greece) must take a coronavirus (COVID-19) test on the 2nd and the 8th day of quarantine. Every passenger must book a travel test package before arriving to UK.

Passengers will not be able to leave quarantine until they have received both a negative result from day 8 test and quarantined for 10 days. If they do not take the tests, they may face a penalty of up to £2,000. If passengers test positive for either test, they must quarantine for a further 10 days from the day they took the test.

If passengers break the quarantine rules, they may face a penalty of up to £10,000.

The electronic Passenger Locator Form that passengers submit prior to the arrival will define the need of isolation or not. More information about the rules of self-isolation can be found here. 

Transit Passengers

• Transit passengers are also required to present negative COVID-19 test result taken up to 72 hours prior to departure.
• Transit passengers who remain airside (do not pass border control) do not need to self-isolate. They will still need to complete a passenger locator form with their journey and contact details. You do not need to fill in an address where you will stay in England if it is not relevant.
• If transit passengers pass through border control, they must self-isolate for 14-days.

Required documents

Passengers must present the following documents before boarding and upon arrival at the Authorities:

• It is mandatory for everyone entering UK to provide the electronic Passenger Locator Form. Upon completing the electronic form, individuals will be sent an electronic receipt, confirming that they have completed the declaration, and the specific details entered. People can complete it within the last 48 hours before the arrival to the UK. In case of passenger’s noncompliance, they cannot board the aircraft. Exemptions are listed here.
• All passengers must provide proof that they have purchased a travel test package (e.g. invoice). The booking reference number of the travel test package is necessary in order to complete the passenger locator form. Passengers will be asked to show these details (purchase of a travel test package, Passenger Locator Form and proof of a negative COVID-19 test) before boarding and upon arrival to the immigration officers. False or deliberately misleading information may lead to fines or imprisoned.     

Providing false or deliberately misleading information when filling out the passenger locator form is an offence punishable by imprisonment. Fines up to £10,000, imprisoned for up to 10 years or both if they do not provide accurate details about the countries, they have visited in the 10 days before arrival in the UK.

Passengers travelling from England abroad
When passengers travel from England will need to carry a new form stating that their trip is permitted under national lockdown rules. The form must be downloaded, signed before travel, and carried or downloaded onto a mobile phone. Officers at airports will be conducting spot checks and have the power to ask travellers to produce a completed form. It will be an offence to fail to produce a completed form. The form and accepted reasons to travel are available here.  

Further Info

All passengers are strongly advised to check the following pages regularly before their flight due to constant changes: 

• Entering the UK
  
• Mandatory COVID-19 testing introduced to bolster border measures
  
• Passenger Locator Form
  
• How to quarantine when you arrive in England
  
• Booking and staying in a quarantine hotel when you arrive in England
  

For more info due to Brexit, please check:

• Brexit FAQs
  
• Brexit new rules
• Immigration rules

Also, passengers before travelling to UK are strongly advised to contact the local UK consulates and embassies for updated info.