The Austrian federal government announced on Friday that from June 10, 2021 the so-called pre-travel clearance form only needs to be filled out if you are traveling to Austria from so-called high-incidence or virus variant areas. In future, the system will be based on the German Robert Koch Institute.
Travelling abroad will be even easier for Austrians," explains State Secretary Magnus Brunner (ÖVP). "With the Green Pass, we will get our basic freedoms back. The Green Entry Pass will become the Green Travel Pass!"
However, the digitally readable certificate for those who have been tested, recovered and vaccinated will not be available across the EU until July 1, 2021. "We expect this time frame to hold so that from July - just in time for the start of the holidays - travel within the EU can be as carefree as possible," says Austrian Airlines CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech happily. From the summer, the "digital EU Covid certificate" can be stored on your mobile phone or carried as a printed QR code, thus ending the EU-wide patchwork of different entry requirements.
It is now important that the EU Covid certificate is followed by a globally recognized solution in order to give aviation a full boost again. Because travel is a basic need. People long for new experiences and for reunions with family, friends and business partners, ”emphasizes Alexis von Hoensbroech.
Last but not least, transatlantic air traffic is a driving economic factor - and a prospect for facilitating travel is therefore essential. An international Covid certificate for entry would give aviation an important boost and enable a return to more flight connections and services at pre-crisis levels.
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