Aviation

IATA is calling on EU authorities to extend the validity of the EU Digital Covid Certificate by 12 months to protect the already “fragile recovery” of the travel industry.

Greece has introduced restrictions on arrivals from southern Africa due to the appearance of the new Covid variant Omicron.

One out of five destinations continue to have their borders completely closed as new surges of Covid-19 impact the restart of international tourism, according to the UNWTO.

This year’s passenger traffic at the 14 Greek regional airports operated by Fraport Greece is expected to be 45% below 2019.

German leisure airline Condor has announced that after many years it will resume flights to Athens, Greece, in summer 2022.

AEGEAN’s third quarter of 2021, which saw the progressive lifting of intra-European travel restrictions, is its first profitable since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has kept Greece in its Covid-19 “Very High” travel risk category and added Germany and Austria.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a blueprint with simple, predictable and practical measures needed to facilitate the safe and efficient return of international travel.

EU authorities are examining the possibility of extending the EU Digital COVID Certificate, which grants fully vaccinated travelers access to member states.

The European Union now accepts Covid-19 certificates issued by Georgia, Moldova, New Zealand and Serbia, recognizing them as equivalent to the EU Digital COVID Certificate.