Mr. Filip Cornelis:

The general perception in the sector is that, as long as there is no vaccine or an exit from the pandemic, there will be a need for measures such as a testing protocol. The observation is that states wish to impose border measures even when doing so is not always recommended - certainly not in the way they are being implemented - by the European Centre for Disease Prevention, ECDC, the WHO and others. Considering the reality that border measures exist, however, the way to get passengers to travel again will be to have a harmonised and stable system of border measures, ones that should not be quarantines, which would defeat the purpose of travel, except for symptomatic passengers and confirmed cases. For example, there could be a testing strategy that would mitigate the risk of case importation up to a point that was acceptable to health authorities. This will be the objective of the health protocol. Its success will depend on the uptake by member states. The airlines and airports in particular are keen on this protocol and will promote its use and harmonisation across Europe. I am convinced of that.