After the "free testing" proposed by the Austrian government was called off, a so-called "clean testing" is now to take place. It is also planned that employees of transport companies will have to be tested regularly. This could also affect airline and airport staff who have contact with customers. The coalition parties submitted an amendment that explicitly stipulates that passengers do not need a negative test result to use public transport. According to a statement from the parliamentary directorate, it is planned that for professional groups such as teachers, hairdressers, employees in the catering and retail sectors, and employees of transport companies who come into contact with passengers, "regular Covid-19 tests will be prescribed in those cases in which there is contact with customers or a certain distance cannot be maintained on a regular basis." Since flights are also considered public transport, it is to be expected that flight attendants, counter and boarding staff, and employees working at security checks will have to be tested regularly for Covid-19 in the future. There is a catch, however: Austria could only impose this on domestic companies and airlines, but not on foreign airlines. Put simply, this means that Austrian Airlines, Easyjet Europe, Eurowings Europe and Peoples, for example, can be forced to regularly test their staff who have contact with customers due to their Austrian operating license, but not foreign providers such as Buzz, Ryanair, Lauda Europe, Wizzair, Qatar Airways or Emirates. "The explanatory notes mention a period of one week as a possible test frequency for employees. However, this is not stipulated in the law. Anyone who does not want to take a test must wear an FFP2 mask - however, this alternative does not apply to old people's homes,