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.

It will be even easier for Austrians to travel abroad, ”explains State Secretary Magnus Brunner (ÖVP). “With the Green Pass we get our basic freedoms back. This is how the green entry pass becomes a green passport! "

However, the digitally readable certificate for those who have been tested, recovered and vaccinated will only be available across the EU from July 1, 2021. “We expect this time frame to hold up in July - right on time for the start of the holidays - to make travel within the EU as carefree as possible,” said Austrian Airlines CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech happily. The “digital EU Covid certificate” can be saved on the mobile phone as well as carried along as a printed QR code from summer and is thus intended to end the EU-wide patchwork of different entry regulations.

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.