On several airlines ‘ websites you can, as societies slowly reopens, book travel to more and more destinations around the world.
But according to both SAS and Norwegian, there is still a risk that some departures will be cancelled.
It tells the airlines ‘ pressechefer to Ekstra Bladet.
– No one knows how the restrictions will change in the future. So some planes will fly, while others will be cancelled, says the press officer at SAS in Norway John Eckhoff.
He says, that the interest to fly is rising right now, but that there is still low demand.
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Also head of communications at Norwegian in Denmark Andreas Hjørnholm reports on risk for cancellation.
– In general, we have not yet confirmed how we are going to fly over the summer. We are waiting for clarification on some days, says Andreas Hjørnholm.
– If it turns out that we can’t fly for various reasons, will the flights be cancelled, he says.
Both airlines stresses that you get your money back if you buy a flight with them, which is cancelled due to corona.
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Valid from 15. June and provisionally until 31. august advises the Ministry of foreign affairs all non-necessary travel to the rest of the world, except Germany, Iceland and Norway.
they do, among other things, to prevent the danes take the infection back with them to Denmark, as well as to reduce the risk of infection for Danish travelers.
in Addition, there is also a risk that, if you go out, you will meet coronarestriktioner in other countries, for example, travel bans and quarantine regulations.
According to Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten has several municipalities told their employees that they – if they choose to travel abroad over the summer – must be home from work in 14 days, after they have come home.
Natalie Videbæk, Rahmann, associate professor in the Department of law at Aarhus University, tells the media that as a starting point, not fyringsgrund, if you are on holiday in for instance Southern europe.
However, employers have the right to send employees home during quarantine. This is because, according to the lektoren, that travel puts himself in a situation where there is risk of exposing others to risk by meeting at work.
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On the SAS website you can now book tickets with departures later in June or July to, among others, Venice, Gran Canaria and London, and with Norwegian you can book Alicante and Nice.
All of the destinations in the countries, which, with tens of thousands dead has been hard hit by the coronavirus.
Neither SAS or Norwegian want to answer, how many people who – in spite of the Mfa’s travel advice – book travel to countries other than Germany, Iceland and Norway over the summer.
– We are commenting on a matter of principle, not on individual routes, says head of communications at Norwegian in Denmark Andreas Hjørnholm.
– But I ask not for the individual routes, I ask to the entire world, except three countries?
– This is information which may be commercially sensitive, so it is not a picture I can provide, he says.
– do you Have the impression that it stands completely still with the business?
– No, I have not the impression of.
Nor does SAS want to answer the question.
– We do not comment on our traffic and individual bookings, says communications director John Eckhoff.
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