People in parts of the UK with high rates of Covid-19 will be banned from travelling to Wales under plans announced by Wales' first minister. Mark Drakeford said he would go ahead if the prime minister did not impose travel restrictions in England.more
Canary Islands authorities have introduced a ban on smoking in the streets. The new law, which has been in force in the Spanish archipelago since yesterday, is justified by the possibility of coronavirus contamination through nicotine smoke.more
Heathrow airport, the busiest in Europe until the coronavirus pandemic, dropped out of the top 10 in August. The west London hub carried just 18 per cent of the passengers in that month compared with August 2019.more
In the upcoming winter season, which starts on October 25, LOT will offer nearly 60 connections, including to European capitals - Vienna, Madrid, Paris, Brussels, as well as long-haul flights to the United States, Canada, South Korea and Japan.more
After a break lasting more than seven months, at the end of October, the Lufthansa airline will resume flights between Katowice Pyrzowice airport and German Frankfurt, the airport's press services have informed.more
From November 6 this year. from the airport in Jasionka near Rzeszów, it will be possible to fly to the Dutch city of Eindhoven - said the president of the port, Adam Hamryszczak. The flights will be offered by the Hungarian carrier Wizz Air.more
Italy will make testing for COVID-19 compulsory for people traveling from the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium and the Czech Republic, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Wednesday, following growing concerns about rising cases across Europe.more
Ministers are reportedly considering slashing the travel quarantine period to just four days if airport testing is introduced. Under current rules, Britons are required to isolate for two weeks when travelling back from countries considered high risk.more
Great Britain removed Poland, Turkey, as well as the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba from the list of safe countries. This means that travelers from these countries will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine upon arrival in the UK.more
The airline Wizz Air informed that in accordance with the new regulation of the Polish government regulating the rules of performing international passenger flights, the list of countries to which airlines can operate flights from / to Poland has been modified.more
Poland has joined the quarantine watch list following a record daily increase in virus cases: its seven-day infection rate is now 16.4 per 100,000 people. Italy and Germany are also seeing rates above 15 per 100,000, alongside red-listed South Africa. more
After January 1, 2021, the United Kingdom will become a third country (non-EU) due to the end of the current transition period. Many of our citizens, who live and work in the UK, have pets, such as dogs or cats, and may encounter problems in moving them - reminds the Polish Embassy in London today.more
There are just four countries on the new travel green list issued this week and none of them are popular destinations for Irish travellers. With the virus soaring across the continent the number of countries on the green list has decreased with Germany, Iceland, Lithuania and Poland no longer on it.more
Foreigners can now enter Ukraine - the spokesman for the border guard of that country told Interfax-Ukraine today. The ban was in force from August 28 and was introduced due to the coronavirus epidemic.more
Air connections to the entire Schengen area, including Spain, are to return from September 30, the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure announced yesterday. 29 countries are to be banned, and the new regulation will apply from September 30 to October 13 - added.more
The UK has added Denmark, Iceland and Slovakia to its coronavirus quarantine list. It means anyone arriving back in the UK from the trio of countries will have to self-isolate for two weeks. The change comes into effect on Saturday at 4 am.more
Germany warned against travel to France and most of the neighbouring Czech Republic following a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.more
Wizz Air low-cost airline has launched a new pandemic travel planning tool. A specially prepared interactive map allows you to easily check the quarantine rules and the expected restrictions in each country the carrier flies to.more
An Italian airport has quashed reports the prime minister landed there to make a secretive trip to the country less than a fortnight ago, a claim described by Downing Street as “completely untrue”.
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The epidemic has limited the holiday travels of Poles this year; from the beginning of June to the end of August, the services of PKP Intercity were used by almost 6 million fewer passengers than during last year's holidays - informed the carrier. He added that the number of travelers is increasing every month.more
Out of thirteen Polish regional airports in the first half of this year. used by 64 percent. fewer passengers than last year - according to the data of the Association of Regional Airports (ZRPL). The airports currently expect the Polish government to provide a long-term industry support program.more
