Air France chief welcomes government plan to restart international travel

The CE of Air France, Anne Rigail, has described the French government’s announcement that some non-essential travel can resume to and from the country on 9 June as “excellent news”. France’s protocol for the resumption of international travel from that date allows fully vaccinated European Union citizens to enter the country without providing proof of a negative Covid-19 test, with only unvaccinated EU visitors required to do so. The same rules apply to travellers from several other countries on France’s ‘green’ list: Australia, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea. “This will allow [French citizens] to go on vacation and reunite with their loved ones, and some tourists to come and visit our country this summer,” Rigail states. ”Our teams at Air France are there, our planes are ready. We look forward to seeing you again.” Travellers from countries categorised as ‘orange’ – including the UK and the USA – can visit for non-essential reasons with proof of a negative Covid-19 test, if fully vaccinated.<br/>