European Union Aviation Safety Agency Excludes Korea from COVID-19 High-Risk Area Airport List

On the 9th, aircraft are parked on the apron at Incheon International Airport. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has removed South Korea from the list of airports in high-risk areas for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) transmission.

According to EASA and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the European Union in Belgium on the 28th (local time), EASA included all airports in South Korea as high-risk areas up to the 7th list announced on the 7th of this month, but in the 8th list on the 16th, it limited the target airports to those in Daegu and Seoul regions. In the 9th list on the 21st, South Korea was removed.

The list of airports located in high-risk areas is coordinated among 32 EASA member countries, including the 27 European Union (EU) member states, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Norway, and is based on information such as reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) and guidelines from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

In the case of China, all airports were included in the first list on the 13th of last month, but from the second list on the 23rd, it was limited to airports located in Hubei Province. From the 8th list on the 16th of this month, all airports across China were excluded.

On the other hand, the United States included airports in three states?New York, California, and Washington?in the second list on the 23rd of last month, and the number of states included as high-risk areas has continued to expand. The 9th list includes a total of 16 states.

EASA's COVID-19 related guidelines are used by the European Commission, the EU's executive body, and each member state to formulate aviation policies for COVID-19 response.

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