Fears over Omicron have prompted Greek authorities to require of all inbound travelers to present a negative PCR or rapid test result before entering Greece.

Unvaccinated travelers in Greece who have recovered from Covid-19 must have a recovery certificate issued in the last 90 days in order to board domestic flights.

Greek authorities have announced that Covid-19 recovery certificates for entering Greece are now valid for only 90 days.

IATA is calling on governments to follow the World Health Organization’s advice and rescind travel bans introduced in response to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

As of December 7 all inbound travelers to the UK will be required to show a negative pre-departure Covid-19 test.

Greece is now allowing travelers from Mexico to cross its borders and also extended all Covid-19 travel rules for international arrivals.

Travelers entering Cyprus by air or by sea, regardless of the country of departure, as of December 6 will be required to take a PCR test for Covid-19 on arrival.

The European Council has removed Jordan and Namibia from its list of safe third countries for non-essential travel into the EU.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging unvaccinated individuals aged 60 or over to avoid travel to “areas with community transmission” due to the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

Bulgaria has placed Greece on its list of ‘Red Zone’ countries for travel following a rise of Covid-19 cases in the country.

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

The Commission has proposed a revision to non-essential travel rules, giving priority to vaccinated travelers and advising them to get Covid-19 booster shots.