A vaccine against the coronavirus is within reach: In order to prevent the virus from spreading by travelers, a first airline wants to introduce mandatory vaccination.
Numerous travel experts are already speculating about a possible vaccination requirement *, which popular travel countries could introduce for tourists in order to prevent the spread of the corona virus.
However, one airline of all people is now making a name for itself with specific plans: The Australian airline Qantas wants to oblige international travelers to have a corona vaccination.
Vacation despite Corona: First airline wants to introduce mandatory vaccination for passengers
In Australia itself there are currently only a few active Covid-19 cases: What the citizens there probably owe to some rigorous Corona measures.
There is a comprehensive entry ban for foreign travelers, which is to be eased slightly for the first time in December.
So it is hardly surprising that
an Australian airline wants to be the first airline to introduce compulsory vaccinations
.
Qantas boss Alan Joyce told Australian broadcaster Nine News on Monday, according to media reports, that the airline's terms and conditions would be adjusted as soon as a vaccine was available.
The new regulation will
initially only apply to foreign tourists
: "We will require international travelers to be vaccinated before we let them on board," said Joyce.
How to proceed with domestic flights has yet to be decided.
It is also interesting that the airline boss assumes that
other airlines with compulsory vaccinations will soon follow suit
: "I think that will be a normal thing, judging from discussions with my colleagues from other airlines." Thus, some vacation plans could be Travelers who want to wait to get a vaccination fail when booking the means of transport.
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Whether and to what extent tour operators and countries require a corona vaccination remains to be seen.
At the moment, however, it seems the best way for the ailing travel industry to take the wind out of the sails of holidaymakers' safety concerns and thus boost tourism on a permanent basis.
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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