China News Service, July 18, according to the Greek "China-Greek Times", citing Greek media reports, on July 16, local time, the Greek Civil Aviation Authority revised the time range for passengers on international flights to fill out the "Passenger Positioning Form" PLF. And in its Aviation Directive (NOTAM), it notified major airlines that they must check whether passengers have submitted PLF forms before boarding.

  According to reports, from July 16, 2020 (Thursday) to August 31, 2020 (Monday), the Greek Civil Aviation Authority requires all passengers on international flights to Greece to pass https:// travel.gov.gr completes its passenger positioning form (PLF).

  Before accepting passenger boarding, airlines must also:

  a) Check that the passenger has submitted a PLF confirmation, which is a compulsory travel document.

  b) Check whether the two-dimensional code of the passenger corresponds to the PLF form.

  A statement from the Greek Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) stated that airlines that do not fulfill this control obligation will be responsible for repatriating passengers who violate their regulations on board, and the related costs will be borne by the airline.

  On July 15, when eight tourists from Germany entered the airport of Heraklion, Crete, they were fined 500 euros per person by the Greek health department for failing to fill in the "Passenger Location Form" and without the QR code. . A Greek passenger was also fined 300 Euros at the same airport for submitting the form less than 24 hours before departure.

  This incident caused strong dissatisfaction and protests from the tourists involved. They claimed that they did not know at all, that neither the travel agency nor the outbound airport had told them to fill in the Passenger Positioning Form in advance. Unfair.

  The report also mentioned that at the Promahonas border crossing on the Greek-Bulgarian border, some tourists were turned away because they could not provide a negative report of the new coronavirus test within 72 hours before entry. In addition, tourists from Austria, Romania and Poland were unable to enter Greece for this reason, so they had to change their itinerary and continue to stay in Bulgaria.

  With the full navigation, the number of tourists to Greece has gradually increased, and the transfer of inbound information has become particularly important. This statement issued by the CAA can prevent such embarrassing incidents from happening again and provides more convenience for tourists to enter Greece. (Zhang Wei)