With the announcement that the first corona vaccines will soon be approved and that many countries are already forging plans for mass vaccinations, the question arises again and again whether the vaccination card will be needed as a “second passport” in the future. This was exacerbated by the announcement by Qantas that in future only passengers with a vaccination certificate will be transported. Austrian Airlines does not want to join this initiative.

A few days ago, the parent company Lufthansa announced that at the moment there are no plansthat only people who can present a vaccination certificate or other proof of a vaccination against Cov-Sars-2 are allowed to fly. The Austrian subsidiary AUA makes a similar statement: “At this point in time, Austrian Airlines is not planning to introduce a binding vaccination certificate for passengers. However, like Lufthansa, we hope that vaccines will be approved and distributed quickly and we appreciate it if many people can be vaccinated as quickly as possible. "