COVID-19 – Gültige NOTAMs und NfL (Update: 23.01.2021)

B0097/21 NOTAMN

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1. REQUIREMENTS
NOTE 1:
CARRIERS MUST PROVIDE INFORMATION OF THE GERMAN FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO ALL PAX.

NOTE 2:
PLEASE ADVISE PAX TO CHECK TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS, TESTING AND QUARANTINE OBLIGATIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
NOTE 3:
PAX WHO INTEND TO ENTER GERMANY AND WHO HAVE STAYED IN AN INTERNATIONAL RISK AREA (INCLUDING HIGH-INCIDENCE AREA OR AN AREA OF VIRUS VARIANTS OF CONCERN) WITHIN THE LAST 10 DAYS PRIOR TO ENTRY ARE SUBJECT TO MANDATORY ENTRY REGISTRATION AND SARS-COV-2 TESTING.
NOTE 4:
DESIGNATION OF INTERNATIONAL RISK AREAS: AIR OPERATORS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO REGULARLY REVIEW THE LIST OF RISK AREAS AT WWW.RKI.DE/COVID-19-RISIKOGEBIETE.
NOTE 5:
HIGH-INCIDENCE AREAS: ESTONIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, PORTUGAL, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, ANDORRA, ALBANIA, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, COLOMBIA, EGYPT, IRAN, ISRAEL, KOSOVO, LEBANON, MEXICO, MONTENEGRO, NORTH MACEDONIA, PANAMA, SERBIA, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, USA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
NOTE 6:
AREAS OF VIRUS VARIANT OF CONCERN: BRAZIL, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, IRELAND, SOUTH AFRICA.
NOTE 7:
PAX WHO INTEND TO ENTER GERMANY AND WHO HAVE STAYED IN AN INTERNATIONAL RISK AREA (INCLUDING HIGH-INCIDENCE AREA OR AN AREA OF VIRUS VARIANTS OF CONCERN) WITHIN THE LAST 10 DAYS PRIOR TO ENTRY MUST REGISTER ELECTRONICALLY. USE OF ONLINE PROCEDURE IS STRONGLY ADVISED. PAPER-BASED REGISTRATION IS ONLY ACCEPTED AS A REPLACEMENT IF ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION IS OUT OF ORDER OR PAX DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION. OFFICIAL SUBSTITUTE REGISTRATION FORM MUST BE USED.
NOTE 8:
PROOF OF SUCCESSFUL ENTRY REGISTRATION OR SUBSTITUTE REGISTRATION FORM MUST BE KEPT BY PAX AT ALL TIMES AND PRESENTED ON REQUEST TO THE AIRLINE OR THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY.
NOTE 9:
PAX RECEIPT OF SUCCESSFUL ENTRY REGISTRATION OR SUBSTITUTE REGISTRATION FORM MUST BE CHECKED BY CARRIER AGAINST ID CARD OR EQUIVALENT PRIOR BOARDING.
NOTE 10:
CARRIER MUST ONLY TRANSPORT PAX WHO HAVE PRESENTED PROOF OF SUCCESSFUL REGISTRATION OR SUBSTITUTE REGISTRATION FORM.
NOTE 11:
ON FLIGHTS FROM SCHENGEN COUNTRIES TO GERMANY SUBSTITUTE REGISTRATION FORM MUST BE COLLECTED BY THE AIRCRAFT CREW AND HANDED OVER TO THE
COMPETENT AUTHORITY AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT IN GERMANY. ON FLIGHTS FROM NON-SCHENGEN COUNTRIES TO GERMANY SUBSTITUTE REGISTRATION MUST BE KEPT BY PAX AND HANDED OVER TO THE FEDERAL POLICE / COMPETENT AUTHORITY AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT IN GERMANY DURING BORDER CONTROL CHECKS.
NOTE 12:
FLIGHTS FROM NON-SCHENGEN COUNTRIES TO GERMANY: REGISTRATION RECEIPT AND SUBSTITUTE REGISTRATION IS SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL CHECKS BY THE FEDERAL POLICE / COMPETENT AUTHORITY AT DESTINATION AIRPORT IN GERMANY.
NOTE 13:
PAX ENTERING GERMANY AND WHO HAVE STAYED IN A RISK AREA BUT NOT IN A HIGH INCIDENCE AREA OR AN AREA OF VIRUS VARIANTS OF CONCERN WITHIN THE LAST 10 DAYS PRIOR TO ENTRY MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF A TEST FOR SARS-COV-2 NO LATER THAN 48 HOURS AFTER ENTRY TO THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY.
NOTE 14:
FOR PAX WHO INTEND TO ENTER GERMANY AND WHO HAVE STAYED AT A HIGH INCIDENCE AREA OR AN AREA OF VIRUS VARIANTS OF CONCERN WITHIN THE LAST 10 DAYS PRIOR TO ENTRY, PREFLIGHT TESTING IS MANDATORY. THE SAMPLE COLLECTION FOR THE TEST MUST NOT BE OLDER THAN 48 HOURS BEFORE ENTRY.
NOTE 15:
MANDATORY SARS-COV-2 TESTING DOES NOT APPLY FOR CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN SIX YEARS.
NOTE 16:
ON ALL FLIGHTS ORIGINATING FROM A HIGH INCIDENCE AREA OR AN AREA OF VIRUS VARIANTS OF CONCERN PAX MUST PRESENT PROOF OF NEGATIVE TEST FOR SARS-COV-2 BEFORE DEPARTURE TO THE CARRIER.
NOTE 17:
ON ALL FLIGHTS ORIGINATING FROM A HIGH INCIDENCE AREA OR AN AREA OF VIRUS VARIANTS OF CONCERN THE AIR OPERATOR MUST ONLY CARRY PAX WHO HAVE PRESENTED PROOF OF NEGATIVE TESTING. THIS RESTRICTION APPLIES TO ALL DIRECT OR INDIRECT TRAVEL TO GERMANY, INCLUDING TRANSIT AND TRANSFER PAX ORIGINATING FROM A HIGH INCIDENCE AREA OR AREA OF VIRUS VARIANTS OF CONCERN.
NOTE 18:
PROOF OF A NEGATIVE TEST FOR SARS-COV-2 IS SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL CHECKS BY THE FEDERAL POLICE / COMPETENT AUTHORITY AT DESTINATION AIRPORT IN GERMANY.
NOTE 19:
PAX, WHO HAVE ONLY PASSED THROUGH A HIGH INCIDENCE AREA AND HAVE NOT HAD A STOPOVER THERE OR WHO ENTER THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ONLY FOR TRANSIT PURPOSES AND LEAVE THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AGAIN BY THE QUICKEST ROUTE ARE EXEMPTED FROM PRESENTING A PROOF OF NEGATIVE TESTING. THE LIST OF EXCEPTIONS IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE. FURTHER EXAMPTIONS MAY APPLY. PLEASE CHECK AGAINST REGULATION.
NOTE 20:
FOR PAX LOCAL QUARANTINE REGULATIONS AT DESTINATION IN GERMANY APPLY.
NOTE 21:
CREWS ENTERING GERMANY AND WHO HAVE STAYED IN A RISK AREA BUT NOT IN A HIGH INCIDENCE AREA OR AN AREA OF VIRUS VARIANTS OF CONCERN ARE EXEMPTED FROM ENTRY REGISTRATION AND MANDATORY SARS-COV-2 TESTING PROVIDED THAT COMPLIANCE WITH APPROPRIATE SAFETY AND HYGIENE CONCEPTS IS GUARANTEED.
NOTE 22:
CREWS ENTERING GERMANY AND WHO HAVE STAYED IN A HIGH-INCIDENCE AREA ARE EXEMPTED FROM ENTRY REGISTRATION AND MANDATORY SARS-COV-2 TESTING PROVIDED THEY ARE STAYING IN THE COUNTRY FOR LESS THAN 72 HOURS AND THAT COMPLIANCE WITH APPROPRIATE SAFETY AND HYGIENE CONCEPTS IS GUARANTEED.
NOTE 23:
CREWS ENTERING GERMANY AND WHO HAVE STAYED IN AN AREA OF VIRUS VARIANTS OF CONCERN: NO EXEMPTIONS FOR CREWS. MANDATORY ENTRY REGISTRATION AND PREFLIGHT SARS-COV-2 TESTING.
NOTE 24:
FOR CREWS EXEMPTIONS FROM QUARANTINE MAY APPLY. CHECK AGAINST LOCAL QUARANTINE REGULATION.
NOTE 25:
AIR CARRIERS MUST NAME A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT (SPC) FOR INFORMATION REQUESTS FROM THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES. THE CONTACT DETAILS OF THE SPC MUST BE COMMUNICATED TO OEGD-KONTAKT(AT)RKI.DE BY 31.01.2021 AT THE LATEST.
NOTE 26:
AIR CARRIERS MUST KEEP THE ELECTRONICALLY STORED BOOKING DATA OF PAX FOR FLIGHTS TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AVAILABLE FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ARRIVAL AND PROVIDE THEM TO THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES ON REQUEST. THIS APPLIES, IN PARTICULAR, TO ELECTRONICALLY STORED DATA FOR IDENTIFICATION AND CONTACT DETAILS OF TRAVELLERS AS WELL AS TO SEATING PLANS.
NOTE 27:
THE CREW OF AN EN-ROUTE AIRCRAFT MUST INFORM UPON IDENTIFYING A SUSPECTED CASE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE OR OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH RISK ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT PROMPTLY THE DESTINATION AIRPORT ACCORDING TO ICAO PANS ATM DOC 4444.
NOTE 28:
NON-COMPLIANCE IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENCE AND SUBJECT TO PENALTIES.

2. INFORMATION
PAX INFO: WWW.RKI.DE/COVID-19-BMG-MERKBLATT
ENTRY REGULATION: WWW.BUNDESGESUNDHEITSMINISTERIUM.DE/CORONAEINREISEV
INTERNATIONAL RISK AREA DEFINITION: WWW.RKI.DE/COVID-19-RISIKOGEBIETE
ONLINE REGISTRATION: WWW.EINREISEANMELDUNG.DE
SUBSTITUTE REGISTRATION FORM: WWW.RKI.DE/COVID-19-ERSATZMITTEILUNG
MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL TESTS FOR SARS-COV-2: WWW.RKI.DE/COVID-19-EN
SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT: OEGD-KONTAKT(AT)RKI.DE

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TEMPORARY TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS APPLY TO ALL NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL FROM

THIRD COUNTRIES TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY.

THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS.

THE RESTRICTIONS DO NOT APPLY TO GERMAN CITIZENS.

EXEMPTED FROM THESE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE TRAVELLERS

WHO HAVE RESIDED AND LAST STAYED IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES:

AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEELAND, SINGAPORE, THAILAND, URUGUAY.

EXTENDED ENTRY POSSIBILITIES WILL BE GIVEN TO TRAVELLERS FROM ALL

THIRD COUNTRIES WHO HAVE AN IMPERATIVE NEED FOR TRAVEL:

1. EU CITIZENS AND THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONALS WITH CURRENT RIGHT OF

RESIDENCE IN GERMANY,

2. HEALTHCARE WORKERS, HEALTH RESEARCHERS AND

GERIATRIC CARE WORKERS,

3. SKILLED AND HIGHLY QUALIFIED FOREIGN

WORKERS IF THEIR EMPLOYMENT IS NECESSARY FROM AN ECONOMIC

PERSPECTIVE AND THE WORK CANNOT BE POSTPONED OR PERFORMED ABROAD,

4. FREIGHT TRANSPORT AND OTHER TRANSPORT PERSONNEL,

5. SEASONAL WORKERS IN AGRICULTURE,

6. SEAFARERS,

7. FOREIGN STUDENTS, TRAINEES, VOLUNTEERS,

8. PERSONS IMMIGRATING INTO GERMANY FOR THE PURPOSE OF

JOINING THEIR FAMILIES AND VISITS FOR URGENT FAMILY REASONS OR SHORT

TERM VISITS OF CORE FAMILY MEMBERS (HUSBAND/WIFE, MINOR CHILDREN,

PARENTS OF MINOR CHILDREN) OR UNMARRIED PARTNERS IN A RELATIONSHIP

WITH GERMAN NATIONALS, EU CITIZENS AND THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONALS WITH

CURRENT RIGHT OF RESIDENCE IN GERMANY OR JOINT SHORT TERM VISITS OF

COUPLES (THIRD COUNTRY NATIONAL AND GERMAN NATIONAL/EU CITIZEN)

RESIDING TOGETHER IN A THIRD COUNTRY FOR IMPORTANT REASONS,

9. PERSONS IN NEED OF INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OR FOR OTHER

HUMANITARIAN REASONS,

10. DIPLOMATS, STAFF OF INTERNATIONAL

ORGANISATIONS, MILITARY PERSONNEL AND HUMANITARIAN AID WORKERS IN

THE EXERCISE OF THEIR FUNCTIONS,

11. ETHNIC GERMAN RESETTLERS,

12. PASSENGERS IN TRANSIT.

PLEASE ADVISE PAX TO CHECK THE CURRENT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS PRIOR

TO DEPARTURE.

2. INFORMATION