There were 46 direct passenger flights from the mainland of China to Germany from February 1 to 22.
On February 23, it was learned from the German Embassy in China that from February 22, travelers from the mainland of China and Macao, China, to Germany do not need to perform the test obligation before entering Germany, and do not need to carry out the virus sampling test after entering Germany. According to the data, on February 22, the number of German visa searches on the platform increased by more than 12 times year-on-year.
At present, there are fewer direct flights from China to Germany, and there are not regular flights every day. According to the statistics of the Flight-to-Air App, there have been 46 direct passenger flights from the mainland of China to Germany since February (February 1 to 22). At present, there are five executive airlines, including China International Airlines, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines and Lufthansa Airlines. There are 6 domestic departure cities, including Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou and Nanjing. On the Qunar platform, among the direct flights from domestic cities to Germany, the ticket from Guangzhou is the cheapest, with the price as low as 3561 yuan.
In addition to Germany, on February 16, France and Sweden announced the adjustment of the entry policy for Chinese tourists. Since February 16, passengers from China to France no longer need to submit a 48-hour nucleic acid negative certificate, and the random spot check upon arrival in France is also cancelled; Since February 18, Sweden has lifted temporary restrictions on people entering China.
On February 16 local time, Sweden, the rotating presidency of the European Union, issued a statement saying that, in view of the latest development of the epidemic, and taking into account the views of the European Health and Food Safety Commission, the Schengen member states reached an agreement to gradually cancel the requirement for Chinese passengers to provide COVID-19 test negative certificates within 48 hours before departure by the end of February; The random nucleic acid test will be phased out before the middle of March.
The platform shows that more than half of the Schengen member countries have direct flights, and France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Austria, Greece, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Hungary and other countries have direct flights, among which there are some direct low-cost flights, such as Shanghai to Paris, with air tickets starting from 4621 yuan; From Chengdu to Helsinki, the air ticket is from 3336 yuan; The air ticket from Shanghai to Budapest starts from 3064 yuan.