​​​​​​Thanks alanjudy. Really helpful feedback. It is amazing how we are left at interpretation of rules by agents in different countries. Looking forward to hearing from your experience in FRA

 

With this email from LH I feel now much more backed up:

Dear Lufthansa Passenger,

All passengers aged six years or older travelling on international flights to Germany and either planning to enter in Germany or travelling onwards on a connecting flight in Frankfurt or Munich to a Schengen-Country (Exception: travel from Non-Schengen countries via Germany to other Non-Schengen countries) must present a negative Covid 19 test or a proof of Vaccination or a proof of Immunity at the time of departure. (Antigen-, PCR-, LAMP- and TMA-tests performed at certified testing sites are accepted; the documents must be issued in German, English, French, Spanish or Italian). This has been decided by the Federal German government. Please inform yourself about the respective prescribed validity of the certificates required as proof and on further regulations for virus variant areas on our Internet page.

No doubt here that in our case we do not need any test, no matter what checking agent will have to say...

 

flymexico2010 , that sounds pretty definitive! Although it makes me feel less safe about needing to hang out in the non-Schengen area for my long layover

 

Canadian citizen and resident, fully vaccinated. Flying YYZ-FRA-CPH or YYZ-FRA-KEF with LH soon. No test needed if I understand correctly?

Also, is there still a special mask requirement at FRA? I remember reading only certain types were accepted.

 

From Lufthansa's site:

https://www.lufthansa.com/xx/en/entr...ements#transit

 

Would a US citizen flying CPH-FRA-ORD with an overnight connection less than 24 hours in FRA be able to stay at one of the land side airport hotels? I see the transit rule mentions transits to Schengen destinations but not Schengen to non-Schengen transits.

 

You should be able to stay in one of the hotels landside.
AFAIK, the "essential purpose" requirement for hotels in Germany has been removed.

Although, it would be perfect if a Germany based member or someone more knowledgeable verifies this.

 

As expected, things are not that straight forward. The rules depend on the state and within the state it depends on the 7 day incidence number of the municipality (which can be obtained from the RKI at https://corona.rki.de/) and potentially a number of other factors. The DEHOGA, which is the umbrella organization for restaurants, bars and hotels has a website (in German only, of course) that lists the rules for each state:
https://www.dehoga-corona.de/auflage...bundeslaender/

FRA -> Hessen
MUC -> Bayern

Google translate should give you an idea what the rules are like.

As of right now you shouldn't have an issue staying at a hotel, but unless you are fully vaccinated or recovered you can expect test requirements. Mask requirements are still in place, too.

 

Thanks. I read how the requirements vary by state in another thread. I am fully vaccinated which seems to be helpful. Things are changing fast and it's hard enough keeping updated on entry/transit requirements!

 

Good for you! The way things are right now you should be safe if you are 14 days past your last covid vaccine jab and if the local incidence rate is below 50 cases per 100k people over the last 7 days (FRA is at 19.1 right now, MUC is at 14.4). Keep in mind that the states set the rules but the trigger is the local community's incidence rate. So two neighboring communities can have different rules because of different incidence rates.

 

Any idea what the rules are if you have gotten one shot of the vaccine, but not the second one? EU citizen here. PCR test needed? This is after July 1 when the new EU rules around covid certificate should tread into force

 

One shot is not vaccinated. Vaccinated means two weeks after your second jab or 1 month (or it is 14 days now too ? ) after a shot of J&J.

 

https://www.bundesgesundheitsministe...10.06.2021.pdf

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Last jab +14 days.

 

I�m in a similar situation as you (SFO-MUC-CDG) . My flight is next month and I�m fully vaccinated. So as I understand it, all that is now required is the CDC card and no tests for either transit through Munich or my destination (Paris). If you have a moment and wouldn�t mind giving an update of how it went. Thanks

 

We are about to do DEN-FRA-BUD on Eu passports on June 23rd. Two fully vaccinated adults plus 3-year old. We are still trying to decide whether to get the antigen test just to be safe.