Visitors from countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic will not be allowed.
Athens:
Greece announced Friday that it will reopen its airports in Athens and Thessaloniki to arrivals from 29 countries starting June 15, the start of the tourist season.
Visitors would be allowed to travel to Greece from 16 EU countries, including Germany, Austria, Denmark, Finland, the Czech Republic, the Baltics, Cyprus and Malta, the tourism ministry said in a statement.
But the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic – such as France, Spain, Britain and Italy – were not on the list.
Outside the European Union, holidaymakers from Switzerland, Norway and neighboring Balkan countries such as Albania, Serbia and North Macedonia will be allowed to land at the main airports in Greece from June 15.
The list also includes Australia, Japan, Israel, Lebanon, China, New Zealand and South Korea.
The ministry said more countries could be added before July 1, when the country’s regional airports will also reopen.
“The list … was established on the basis of the epidemiological profile of each country”, taking into account the recommendations of the European Aviation Safety Agency and a report from the Greek Infectious Diseases Commission, the statement said. .
Greece began phasing out lock restrictions on May 4 and will begin reopening its hotels next month.
It has been less severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic than many EU countries, with 175 deaths and 2,906 infections officially recorded to date.
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