Spain holidays: Airports ramp up testing rules for UK transit passengers - FCDO update Aimee Robinson
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has issued a new update to its Spaintravel advice pages in line with testing requirements at the nation s airports. Currently, UK arrivals are not allowed to enter Spain unless for essential reasons .
However, they are permitted to transit through the country s airport hubs if they are returning to the UK from some countries, or are departing from the UK to specific nations.
The FCDO explains: Transit through Spanish airports to destinations outside the EU or Schengen area is currently permitted for flights departing or returning to the UK.