A woman who tested positive for Covid locked herself in a plane’s toilet and self-isolated for five hours to protect other passengers. Marisa Fotieo was travelling from Chicago to Iceland on December 20 when she began to feel symptoms of the virus, including a sore throat.more
UK nationals will be allowed to travel through France if they are going to their home in an EU country during the festive period. France suspended its Covid restriction after UK travellers faced difficulties reaching their country of residence.more
All Southern Rail services into London Victoria have been cancelled until mid-January due to Covid-related staff shortages, the firm confirmed on Thursday.more
Rail, Maritime and Transport union members on Cross Country Trains and catering staff based at Edinburgh Waverley Station will walk out for 24 hours
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British citizens have been banned from driving across France to homes in other European Union countries, according to a Channel Tunnel train operator.more
Despite the difficulties associated with the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, next year's carnival in Venice will go ahead, city officials announced yesterday. Its course, they stipulated, will depend on the epidemic situation.more
Low-cost airline Ryanair has made changes to the communications network from Poland – from January 2022, the carrier will remove at least 70 routes, and they will be excluded from the schedule for about 3-4 weeks.more
More than 6,000 flights have been cancelled worldwide over the long Christmas weekend and thousands more were delayed, according to a tracking website, as the highly infectious Omicron variant brings holiday hurt to millions.more
Airlines around the world canceled more than 2,000 flights over the Christmas period by Friday, Reuters reported. 448 of these calls were canceled in the US. The causes of disruptions in air transport include: increase in coronavirus infections and spread of the Omikron variant.more
When it gets dark and the cities start to glow with lanterns, neon and street lights, they discover their other equally beautiful face. It turns out that those that delight the most in the night scenery are Paris, which is called the city of lights, as well as London, Athens, Rome and Warsaw.more
The Danish Ministry of Health announced the introduction of a requirement on borderline negative Covid-19 testing from 27 December. At the same time, certificates of vaccination will no longer be valid.more
Almost half of Britons plan to travel to visit friends or family over the festive period, research shows, as people enjoy their first Christmas getaway in two years. more
In the aftermath of a 24-hour cabin crew strike, Brussels Airlines canceled half of its flights, a Belgian carrier said today. Information about canceled flights was already known last week, and passengers were notified in advance, a company spokeswoman Kim Daenen said.more
Due to the increased number of infections and concerns caused by the new variant of the coronavirus, more countries require a PCR test when entering their territory. Such additional restrictions await Poles going to the USA, Italy, Switzerland, Portugal, Norway, Greece and Cyprus.more
For fear of a new variant of the Omikron coronavirus, from Monday, December 20, Germany is introducing a two-week quarantine obligation for people coming from the UK, including those vaccinated and cured of Covid-19, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported.more
Flying into Heathrow is likely to cost passengers more from January, after the UK regulator approved a 37% hike in landing charges at the country’s busiest airport.more
The rules for entering France from Great Britain change from midnight on Friday to Saturday and they also apply to Poles living permanently in Great Britain - reminds the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London on social media.more
Checks were stepped up today at Rome's Fiumicino airport following the entry into force of the requirement to show a negative coronavirus test result when entering from all European Union countries. This requirement also applies to those who have been fully vaccinated.more
French President Emmanuel Macron announced yesterday that the Covid-19 vaccine may be mandatory in France, but it is not currently a priority. He added that vaccinating children aged 5-11 is desirable, but ultimately it is a parental choice. Meanwhile, France is imposing new restrictions on travellers from the UK.more
Due to the spread of the Omikron coronavirus variant, travelers arriving in Greece will have to have negative tests for Covid-19 from December 19, not older than 48 hours, informed the Greek health ministry.more
As a reminder: from December 15, every person who comes to Poland from outside the Schengen area will have to test for Covid-19 - regardless of whether they have been vaccinated or not.more
During the holidays, traveling around Europe is facilitated by the EU vaccination certificate, the acquisition of immunity after an infection, or a coronavirus test result. However, additional restrictions await Poles going to Portugal, the Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, Greece, Norway and Malta.more
In Poland, the fight against the fourth wave of the pandemic is ongoing. From December 15, the limits of people in transport, restaurants, cinemas and theaters will change. In addition, every person who arrives in Poland from outside the Schengen area will have to undergo a test - regardless of whether they have been vaccinated or not.more
Face masks, a more frequently required covid passport or the non-recognition of tests - these are the restrictions faced by people in many European countries during the fourth and fifth waves of the coronavirus pandemic on the continent.more