Poland Allows Regular Flights from Ukraine, Exempting Passengers from Quarantine

Five other countries had previously opened their borders to Ukrainians.

Poland has added Ukraine to the list of countries from which regular passenger flights are permitted starting today, Avianews.com reports, citing Polish government resolution No. 1160 of June 30.

In addition to permitting flights, passengers arriving from Ukraine are not required to undergo a 14-day quarantine. Under the new rules, airlines were allowed to resume flights between the countries.

Despite the permission for regular flights, restrictions on entry for foreigners traveling for tourism remain in force in Poland. Only Polish citizens, foreigners with residence permits, or those working in Poland may enter the country.

In Ukraine, airlines have already responded to the resumption of air links with Poland. Wizz Air will operate flights from Kyiv's Igor Sikorsky International Airport to Krakow, Warsaw and Wroclaw, and from Lviv to Katowice. Another low-cost carrier, Ryanair, plans to operate flights from Kyiv to Katowice.

As for return flights from Poland to Ukraine, planes of the Polish airline LOT will begin flying to Boryspil Airport in Kyiv from July 1.

Ukraine is not the only country with which Poland has resumed air travel. Flights are also permitted to Poland from all European Union countries (except Sweden and Portugal), Montenegro, Georgia, Japan, Canada, Albania and South Korea.

Today, Ukraine's Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav Krykliy announced the opening of borders for Ukrainians by Turkey, Egypt, Albania, Croatia and Montenegro.

Ukraine was not included in the list of recommended countries for entry into the EU from July 1. However, the EU Council approved a decision under which entry into EU member states may be opened for certain categories of Ukrainians.