Air traffic: Lufthansa expects more restrictions for unvaccinated people

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Lufthansa expects more restrictions for unvaccinated people

Lufthansa boss Carsten Spohr expects further restrictions for unvaccinated passengers worldwide. (Archive image) Photo: Soeren Stache / dpa-Zentralbild / dpa

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According to estimates by Lufthansa, there could be even more restrictions for unvaccinated people in air travel in the future. What already applies to the USA could expand.

Lufthansa boss Carsten Spohr expects further restrictions for unvaccinated passengers worldwide.

“We see this trend worldwide. Global freedom will be preserved for those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered, »said Spohr of the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ, Saturday). There are already restrictions for those who have not been vaccinated. For example, EU citizens are only allowed to enter the USA if they are fully vaccinated and also tested negative for the coronavirus.

Compulsory vaccination rated positively

According to the report, Spohr emphasized the advantages of compulsory vaccination, as it should apply in Austria from February 2022. He also sees the compulsory vaccination for flight personnel, which is already in place at Lufthansa’s Swiss subsidiary, as positive. At Swiss and Austrian Airlines, “almost all those who work in flight operations have been vaccinated,” said Spohr. “In Germany we estimate over 90 percent.”

With the 3G rule for domestic flights, Lufthansa has had good experiences so far: “We have been working on domestic flights under 3G conditions since this week, even for our crews, so far without any problems,” said Spohr. According to the 3G rule, access is only granted to those who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested. Regarding the vaccination rate in Germany, which is low compared to other European countries, the CEO said: “I am disappointed that the people of poets and thinkers are not more enlightened and open about modern medicine and technology.”

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