Coronavirus: Information for travellers

On this page you will find important information on the situation at Dortmund Airport - the links compiled here will take you to further information and tips.

Effective from 30 March: All persons entering the Federal Republic of Germany by plane must be tested before departure. The test obligation applies to travellers from the age of 7.

The test result must be available before departure in order to present it to the airline. The test may not be older than 48 hours.

Travellers who stayed in a risk area, high incidence area or virus variant area in the last ten days before entering Germany must register at www.einreiseanmeldung.de before arriving in Germany and carry proof of registration with them upon entry.

This obligation always applies to those entering the country who have previously stayed in virus variant areas. Certain exceptions apply for previous stays in other risk areas and high incidence areas. In particular, those who have only passed through a risk area and have not had a stopover there are exempt.

You can find the form on the website of the Federal Foreign Office.

• Entry from virus variant areas:
  

  - Anyone entering North Rhine-Westphalia from a virus-variant area must notify the public health department.

  - In addition, these persons must immediately go into quarantine for 14 days.

  
  The 14 days are calculated from the day of departure from the countries concerned. The quarantine cannot be shortened by a Corona test.
  
  

• Entry from other risk areas:

  - For people entering North Rhine-Westphalia from all other risk and high incidence areas (except for the virus variant areas), there is a quarantine obligation if they have not been tested for Corona before entry.

The lists of high incidence areas, virus variant areas and other risk areas are published on the website of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).

Corona tests prepared before entry must meet the criteria listed by the RKI at www.rki.de/covid-19-tests.

MEDICARE offers chargeable tests on the arrivals level (level 0) in the terminal of Dortmund Airport. The test result is available after only 15 to 30 minutes and will be transmitted via QR code or e-mail.

www.covid-testzentrum.de/dortmund-airport-en

In order to protect yourself and others from infection and not to spread pathogens, it is recommended above all to observe a few hygiene measures. Especially the distance of 1.50 meters between each other should always be kept. Appropriate floor markings and barrier tape are therefore installed at the information stand, check-in counters and security checks.

Please note that the number of available seats at the gates has been temporarily reduced due to the given distancing regulations. We apologize for this circumstance.

Always keep a sufficient distance of about 1.50 metres from other passengers and our staff.

You are obliged to wear a mouth and nose cover in the terminal.

Please note that from 25.01.2021 the wearing of so-called surgical masks or masks of the KN95/N95 or FFP2 standards is mandatory. These masks offer a higher level of protection than everyday masks.

Avoid physical contact with others - for example, do not shake hands.

The hands are the most common carriers of pathogens. Washing hands protects! Therefore, wash your hands regularly and thoroughly with soap and water.

The following points are also important:

• use disposable tissues when sneezing and coughing and dispose of them in a waste bin after use
• if no handkerchief is handy: hold the crook of your arm in front of your mouth and nose
• Avoid contact with eyes, nose and mouth
• touch as few areas in public space as possible

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