The current situation of the coronavirus pandemic has drastic consequences for vacationers and travelers abroad. Germans are stuck and are not even allowed on the beach.
- Germans are stuck abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic *.
- Some countries, such as Morocco , have stopped flights to and from Germany.
- Stranded vacationers are helped with special promotions.
Berlin - The corona pandemic shakes the world and turns a lot of things upside down. German tourists were stranded in Morocco because return flights were canceled. In order to stop the spread of the corona virus, Morocco has decided to discontinue all flight connections to Germany, Belgium, Portugal and the Netherlands.
"The Federal Foreign Office and the German Embassy Rabat are working intensively with the tour operators and the EU partners to create return travel opportunities for German nationals from Morocco," said a spokesman for the Federal Foreign Office on Sunday.
The tour operators are the first point of contact for package travelers. "We are also working with the travel companies to ensure that flight and ferry connections are available for individual travelers when they leave," it said. The Federal Foreign Office is also committed to the Moroccan government. Travelers are asked to keep themselves informed on the website of the Federal Foreign Office and the Rabat embassy.
#Morocco # Covid19 https://t.co/yMq0wj3RVv
- Crisis Response Center (@AA_SicherReisen) March 15, 2020Vacationers stranded by corona virus: special flights to Germany
Holidaymakers are also stranded in Mallorca, the Canary Islands and the Caribbean. With special flights, Lufthansa and its subsidiary Eurowings want to bring up to 6,500 vacationers back to Germany.
Lufthansa is implementing 15 charter flights by Wednesday for around 3,000 to 4,000 travelers who are stuck in Barbados and the Dominican Republic due to the coronavirus crisis, as Lufthansa announced on Sunday to the German Press Agency. They are holiday guests from the islands as well as cruise passengers.
Several shipping companies and tourism companies have commissioned Lufthansa to fly the vacationers back. In addition to the 15 special flights, there would be two regular flights from the Dominican Republic and Barbados. Eurowings will be offering additional connections from Palma de Mallorca to Stuttgart , Hamburg and Düsseldorf in the next few days. The company expects around 2,500 passengers.
Lufthansa uses long-haul Boeing 747 and Airbus A340 aircraft on long-haul routes. Departure points are Tenerife, Punta Cana and Barbados. Destination airports are Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg and Berlin. As a rule, according to Lufthansa, the planes initially fly empty to the Caribbean or the Canary Islands. The first returnees were expected in Germany on Sunday.
Corona crisis: Berlin Tegel lifts night flight ban
The state of Berlin has temporarily lifted the night flight ban for international flights at Tegel Airport (TXL) so that vacationers can quickly return home. This measure will apply immediately until March 22nd. Delayed planes can land directly in the capital and do not have to switch to other airports.
We are raising until 22.3. 2020 the night flight ban on #TXL for internat flights to allow vacationers to return home without detours. Delayed machines do not have to switch to other airports from which buses go to Berlin. #Contagiousness reduction # COVID19de
- Regine Günther (@RegineGuenther) March 15, 2020Spain announces coronavirus alarm: Mallorca holidaymakers are no longer allowed to go to the beach
In Spain, the alarm condition had been declared at the weekend. The government in Madrid imposed a curfew of 15 days nationwide on Saturday evening and severely restricted people's freedom of movement. The almost 47 million inhabitants of Spain have had to stay at home since Sunday. Only necessary trips to work, to the doctor and the shopping of food and medication are allowed. This curfew also applies to the holiday island of Mallorca . The Ballermann in Mallorca is deserted. Security forces monitor the order. Failure to do so may result in fines or imprisonment.
Coronavirus in Mallorca: The police are monitoring the curfew.
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