The responsible EU authorities have started to relax their coronavirus measures for air transport.

Among other things, the recommendation to wear medical masks in airports and on board aircraft will no longer apply from Monday, as the European Aviation Safety Agency EASA and the EU Health Authority ECDC announced today. For passengers and crew members, this is a big step towards normalizing air traffic, according to EASA boss Patrick Ky. At the same time, the authorities emphasized that wearing a mouth and nose protector is still one of the best protective measures against the transmission of the corona virus.

The reason for the easing is the latest developments in the pandemic. These include, in particular, the number of vaccinations, the immunity created by infections and the associated lifting of restrictions in a growing number of European countries.