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Palma (dpa) - The new general test obligation for all flights to Germany did not cause any major problems on the first day on Mallorca.
In front of the test center at Palma airport, only a small queue formed on Tuesday morning with a maximum of about ten travelers who were returning home after a stay on the Spanish island.
The tests for the coronavirus there all went smoothly and without long waiting times - and initially without positive results.
The test obligation came into effect at midnight on Tuesday and is initially to apply up to and including May 12th.
Anyone who cannot provide the airline with evidence of a negative result is not allowed to board the aircraft.
And those who test positive must also stay on the Mediterranean island and quarantine in a hotel.
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Despite warnings from the federal government, thousands of holidaymakers flew to Mallorca in the past few days.
At the weekend alone, 129 planes from Germany landed on the island.
According to the Spanish airport operator Aena, there will be 532 connections to Mallorca up to and including Easter Monday.
Germany lifted the travel warning for the Germans' favorite island in mid-March after the incidence there had fallen below the limit value of 50.
Since then, Mallorca holidaymakers have been exempted from quarantine and so far from the test requirement.
That had triggered a booking boom before the Easter break.
Against the background of the tense Corona situation in Germany, Berlin introduced the new general test obligation, which all incoming flight passengers must undergo before departure.
The only exceptions are crews and children up to five years of age.
© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210330-99-26524 / 2
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