From Friday 4 September, Belgium will consider all of Spain with the exception of Tenerife as a red zone. This means that travel is not possible or allowed. That was announced earlier this week by the Belgian government. This also means that from Friday September 4 the following regions and provinces will become a red zone: Autonomous region of Asturias; autonomous region of Estremadure; autonomous region of Murcia; autonomous region of Valencia; provinces of Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville (autonomous region of Andalusia); provinces of Ávila, León, Palencia, Segovia and Zamora (autonomous region of Castilla y Leon); provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca and Toledo (autonomous region of Castilla-La Mancha); provinces of Girona and Tarragona (autonomous region of Catalonia); autonomous region of Galicia; Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote (Autonomous Community of Canary Islands); Ceuta; Melilla; El Hierro; La Gomera; La Palma.

The following regions in Spain had previously been declared a red zone by Belgium: Autonomous region Cantabria; Autonomous Region of Aragón; Autonomous Region of Balearic Islands; autonomous region of the Basque Country; autonomous region of Madrid; Autonomous Region of Navarre; autonomous region of La Rioja; province of Almeria (autonomous region of Andalusia); provinces of Burgos, Soria, Salamanca and Valladolid (autonomous region of Castilla y Leon); province of Guadalajara (autonomous region of Castilla-La Mancha); provinces of Barcelona and Lleida (autonomous region of Catalonia). You are therefore no longer allowed to travel from Belgium to Spain from 4 September. Belgium gives Tenerife an orange travel advice (increased vigilance).

Tour operator TUI in Belgium still has about 6600 Belgian tourists in Spain. Of these, about 4600 tourists only have a plane ticket and about 2000 tourists have a package holiday. Between Thursday September 3 and Thursday September 10, Tui will pick up Belgian tourists in Spain from all regions except Tenerife and bring them back to Belgium. All flights will continue as planned. 

TUI is responsible for the repatriation of the 2000 package travelers who would stay in Spain until more than September 10, they have to interrupt their journey. nieuwsblad.be. The tourists with a single ticket and who would stay in Spain longer than September 10, can join 1 of the already planned flights, if there is room, until September 10. From September 11, Tui will no longer fly from Belgium to Spain until September 22 at least.

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