As of 1 July 2020, the European Commission advises EU and Schengen member states to progressively re-open their borders to residents of certain third countries through a new portal “Re-open EU”.

On 26 May, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) announced the COVID-19 guidelines for FTL temporary exemptions.

Europe has been very busy in the past years to reform the way airspace is managed to build a more efficient system.

The past 4 months have been a whirlwind for the entire world, as states have introduced measures to control outbreaks and spreading of the COVID-19 virus.

In this unprecedented global downturn, there are calls from some quarters to ensure that as part of the recovery and return to normal operations process, aircraft operators do so, whether they have received assistance or not, with an improved environmental profile.

Brussels, 30 June 2020. As Europe prepares to reopen on 1 July, the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) today urged governments in the EU and the EFTA Member States, and the United Kingdom, to lift travel restrictions in a carefully coordinated manner.

EBAA, together with EASA and other aviation-related organisations, developed a set of Recommendations for General Aviation Operations during the COVID-19 recovery phase.

24 June 2020, Brussels. With the gradual restarting of passenger air transport in the coming weeks, leaders from over a dozen air transport associations representing Europe’s aviation sector today issued an urgent call for EU leaders to prioritise specific decarbonisation initiatives in their allocation of future COVID-19 recovery funding.

On 24 June, EBAA along with Europe’s leading air transport associations sent an open letter to EU Ministers and European Commissioners urging to prioritise specific decarbonisation initiatives in their allocation of future COVID-19 recovery funding.