Holiday group TUI immediately doubled its flights from Germany to Mallorca, while German flag carrier Lufthansa tripled its weekly connections from Frankfurt to the islands. Germans also must present a negative test on their return home. Freedom and happiness“I really needed a break, it’s hard to work at home without seeing anyone,” said 53-year-old divorcée Birgit Leeck after taking a PCR test so she can fly home to Hamburg after a week in Mallorca. Walking on the golden sands of the island — sometimes jokingly called Germany’s “17th state” – she said she found “freedom, happiness, sun”. Police at Frankfurt airport checking that travellers returning from Mallorca have negative test certificates.

Source: The Local March 31, 2021 07:30 UTC