Mr. Filip Cornelis:

That is a pertinent question. In principle, I assume from a public health perspective, the way one travels does not really matter. We have the health safety protocol from the spring which puts in place measures, such as wearing masks and so forth, for the actual journey and an airline cabin. When it comes to deciding who can travel on the basis of whether a person is infected, the mode of transport should not really matter.

For some modes of transport, it may be easier to put in place a testing scheme than for other modes. Some adaptations would be needed for other modes of transport. Perhaps that is why we are starting with air travel, which is very regulated and where there are many checkpoints, so to speak, in one's journey at which a testing protocol, can be either implemented or enforced. Once we have that, it could be envisaged to adapt it for other modes of transport.