Brits denied entry at Innsbruck due to ‘botched’ new test rule
Innsbruck airport in Austria turned away dozens of UK tourists who got caught out by newly updated Covid restrictions. Authorities.said they did not have a negative PCR test within 48 hours, a new requirement for entry.
It affected about 110 British tourists. Many were put on a flight back home but about 40 were accommodated overnight in a hotel. About a dozen of these were allowed to take a test and continue their holiday. These were reportedly all families with children.
The situation was described as ‘chaos.’
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