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Are you traveling only with corona vaccination? This has been announced by the first airline!
Due to concerns about the further spread of the corona virus, Australian national airline Qantas wants to introduce mandatory vaccinations for its passengers.
As soon as a vaccine is available, the airline’s terms and conditions will be adjusted accordingly, Qantas chief Alan Joyce told Australian broadcaster “Nine News” on Monday.
While the next steps for domestic flights have yet to be decided, the situation with intercontinental connections is clear: “We will require international travelers to be vaccinated before allowing them to board.
In her own words, Joyce assumes that her airline is not alone, but that similar rules will be introduced around the world. “I think this will be normal, judging from conversations with my colleagues from other airlines.”
Lufthansa does not plan to get vaccinated yet
Meanwhile, Lufthansa does not currently plan to introduce a blanket vaccination requirement. An airline spokesperson told BILD: “Lufthansa does not currently plan to introduce a mandatory vaccination certificate for passengers.”
Responsibility rests with the “structuring of the respective entry requirements” of international governments. However: Lufthansa is already experimenting with rapid tests on some scheduled flights; anyone who rejects them will be transferred to other connections.
The young Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin (34 years old, Social Democrat) had already started this explosive debate in a guest article for the magazine “Politico” in mid-November. In it, Marín demanded one thing above all: to prove, as digitally as possible, if travelers “have already contracted the disease” and are no longer infectious. Or in the future: “possibly a vaccination certificate.”
Qantas was founded in 1920 and is one of the oldest continuously operating airlines in the world. Before the corona pandemic, the company carried 50 million passengers worldwide each year. Due to the financial depression, Qantas had to cut 6,000 of its 29,000 jobs this year.
