Germany is planning to significantly relax the currently tough entry regulations. If the federal and state governments can agree on the current draft, a rapid antigen test would be sufficient to avoid quarantine when entering from so-called risk areas.

If you have been in so-called "high incidence areas", two negative tests must be presented in order to be able to "test yourself free" after five days. From the current draft available to Aviation Direct, it can be seen that rapid tests will also be sufficient for this. A 14-day quarantine - without the possibility of "free testing" - should remain only from "variant areas".

The process could change fundamentally, because the findings should be uploaded via the portal through which the entry registration is to be made. This should also apply to the "free tester". The establishment of so-called flight corridors is also being discussed. These are seen as a possible option for unspecified non-EU countries.

However, nothing is fixed yet, because it is currently only a draft. It can be assumed that there is still a lot of negotiation going on and that the lobby associations of the travel industry will try to make it as easy as possible. It is unclear to what extent the “Green Pass” planned by the EU will be included.