Greece has lifted quarantine restrictions for travelers from the European Union and five other countries who have been fully vaccinated or tested negative for Covid-19, the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) said on Monday.
According to the updated Covid-19 aviation directive (NOTAM), as of Monday, April 19, travelers from: all EU member states and the members of the border-free Schengen area, the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Serbia and Israel, will be able to enter Greece without having to undergo the seven-day mandatory quarantine after arrival only if:
๐. ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ (๐๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ) ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ, ๐จ๐ซ
๐. ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐-๐๐.
Moreover, Mondayโs updated Covid-19 aviation directive (NOTAM) extends restrictions on domestic and international flights until until April 26.
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ: ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐
All non-essential travel between Greek prefectures remains prohibited.
The non-essential travel restriction for domestic flights in Greece concerns domestic scheduled, commercial and general/business flights. According to the aviation directive, only essential travel is allowed for health and business reasons, family reunification, and returning to permanent residence.
๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ โ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ
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๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ
The submission of the Passenger Locator Form (PLF) by all passengers of international flights to Greece remains mandatory.
The rule also applies to Greek citizens and permanent residents of Greece who travel abroad on flights (outbound travel). They are required to fill out the PLF form before their departure from Greece and present it at border checkpoints.
๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐-๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ
All travelers from abroad must submit a negative Covid-19 test result (PCR) performed up to 72 hours before arrival in Greece and may also be requested to take a rapid Covid-19 test upon entry (depending on the data provided on the PLF forms). If a passenger is selected for a rapid test and is positive for the coronavirus then he/she must quarantine for a total of 14 days.
๐-๐๐๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ
All passengers entering Greece from any foreign country must self-isolate either at their home (for permanent residents) or at the place of temporary residence declared on the PLF, for 7 days. Exempt from the mandatory quarantine are travelers from: all EU member states and the members of the border-free Schengen area, the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Serbia and Israel, considering that they have been fully vaccinated or tested negative for Covid-19.
๐๐จ๐ง-๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐
The temporary ban on entry into Greece from outside the EU has been updated. Only citizens traveling for essential reasons from the following 10 countries are excluded from the ban: UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, Rwanda, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Serbia, United States of America and Israel.
๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐
Only 4,000 permanent residents of Russia per week are allowed to enter Greece on flights landing (only) at the airports of Athens, Thessaloniki and Heraklion.
Source: GTP News
