The federal government and experts are watching the Mallorca rush during the corona pandemic with concern.
Some even fear a “second Ischgl”.
Spending Easter on the sunny island of Mallorca sounds pretty tempting to some Germans.
After the travel warning for the Balearic Islands was overturned on the weekend due to the low corona incidence on site, the airlines were hardly able to save themselves from bookings.
The first fully booked machine for Mallorca started on March 14th.
Airlines are expecting good business over Easter in particular: Eurowings, for example, has planned 300 additional Mallorca flights over the holidays.
Condor also increased its offer.
Mallorca tickets for up to 600 euros
But the holiday
fun
is not that cheap: Depending on the place of
departure, departure day and departure time
, the
direct tickets can
cost
up to 600 euros in the cheapest tariff
.
At some German airports such as Düsseldorf or Hamburg there are hardly any tickets under 400 euros.
This means that the prices are almost twice as high as in pre-Corona times.
However, only those who can present a negative PCR test that is not older than 72 hours may be on board a machine.
This is what the regulations of the Spanish government require for travelers from risk countries - including Germany.
Federal government and experts warn of Mallorca rush - "second Ischgl"
The federal government is not very happy about the Corona escape of the Germans: "
The appeal is to forego any travel that is not absolutely necessary,
" emphasized government spokesman Steffen Seibert on Monday in Berlin, as reported by the German press agency.
The spokeswoman for the Federal Foreign Office, Maria Adebahr, agrees: “
The absence of a travel warning is not an invitation to travel.
“But everyone has to make the decision to go on vacation for themselves.
"Travel should not be undertaken at Easter, especially no air travel," said the SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach of the "Rheinische Post" on Monday.
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The travel researcher Jürgen Schmude from the University of Munich even spoke of a “
second Ischgl
”
to the editorial network in Germany
: “Basically, this onslaught is a disaster.
We saw what can happen at major travel events, keyword Ischgl.
We now run the risk of producing a second Ischgl with Mallorca.
I wouldn't be surprised if the island had to go into a tough lockdown again in three weeks. "
Although there are comprehensive hygiene concepts on the part of the hotels and the airlines, even that could not stop the increasing number of cases: “We know that people behave differently on vacation than in everyday life.
Generally one tries to ignore problems on vacation.
And these people are currently deliberately wanting to get out of the corona situation in Germany, ”said the expert.
(fk)
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