A KLM Cityhopper Embraer ERJ-175 flight approaches Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The EU’s plan to ease coronavirus-induced restrictions on travel has given Europe’s battered airlines hope. Photo: Getty Images
‘A matter of urgency’: airlines, tour firms react to EU health certificates proposal
- EU’s executive arm has proposed launching digital certificates showing the holders pose no health risk from coronavirus, and to coordinate lifting of lockdowns
- The certificates would prove travellers have been vaccinated, recovered from the virus or recently tested negative, and could be in place by mid-June
A KLM Cityhopper Embraer ERJ-175 flight approaches Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The EU’s plan to ease coronavirus-induced restrictions on travel has given Europe’s battered airlines hope. Photo: Getty Images