Charter & Fractional
Travel Restrictions Require Extra Diligence by Trip Planners
Passengers on a charter flight from the UK to France were denied entry at Marseille Airport, highlighting the complexity of current travel restrictions.

The complexities faced by aircraft operators trying to navigate ongoing Covid-19 travel restrictions were highlighted by an April 4 incident in which 10 passengers landing at Marseille in the south of France on a chartered Embraer Legacy were denied entry to the country after local police ruled that their trip breached the country’s strict lockdown rules. While the details of how the flight was managed have proved hard to confirm, it seems clear that the wasted trip could have been avoided with more thorough planning.