Airway ban extended from United Kingdom, Brazil and South Africa – aerospace news

To extend the agreements of December 22, 2020 and February 2, 2021, at this Tuesday meeting, the Council of Ministers agreed, by which extraordinary measures to limit proliferation and contagion by direct and limiting Kovid-19, respectively. Are established. Flights to Spanish airports from Britain, Brazil and South Africa.

In the case of the United Kingdom, only flights to Spain that are in the possession of Spanish or Andrón civilians, as well as residents of both countries, can be made. This measure will be effective from 6 pm to 30 pm on the 16th. The aforementioned establishes certain exceptions to the limits, and enables the Ministry of Health to lift the planned limits to authorize occasional aircraft flights for reasonable reasons.

From Brazil and South Africa, a flight only to Spain that is occupied by Spanish or Andrón civilians, as well as a non-Schengen country with a stay of less than 24 hours, without passengers from both countries or passengers in international transit can be made. Except for the transit area of ​​the Spanish airport.

These restrictions do not affect the aeronautical personnel required to perform air transport activities. In both cases, this may be prolonged depending on the development of the epidemic and the coordination of measures at the community level. In addition, there are other exemptions related to air transport, search and rescue services (SAR), flights with a stopover in the Spanish territory for non-commercial purposes and whose final destination is another country, exclusive cargo and humanitarian, medical or emergency flights. Huh. .

The agreement is part of the government’s determined action to protect the health and safety of citizens, Regulate disease progression and strengthen health and social health systems, and is in line with recommendations in the field of European coordination.

Additionally, they are in line with the objective established by the Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization and the European Centers for Disease Prevention and Control of Disease Control. Inhibiting the spread of virus, Adopt strong measures to detect the disease, isolate and treat cases, follow up on contacts and promote social removal measures with risk.