Delta To Offer COVID-Tested Flights To Rome From US

November 26, 2020 Business, Coronavirus

Rome’s Fiumicino airport will run COVID-tested flights to and from the United States operated by Delta Air Lines and Alitalia, it said on Thursday, adding it will be the first airport in Europe to offer the service on transatlantic flights.

From December, passengers flying between Rome and some U.S. destinations can be tested for the coronavirus 48 hours before departure and on arrival at the airport, to avoid the mandatory 14-day quarantine Italy imposes on incoming travellers.

Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), the unit of Italian infrastructure group Atlantia that runs Fiumicino airport, said the new protocol will be valid for those flying from New York JFK, Newark and Atlanta.

A limited number of passengers will be allowed to fly from Atlanta to Italy without having to quarantine upon arrival, according to a Delta Air Lines news release. https://t.co/YWMSoksBAj

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 26, 2020

Delta Promising to Deliver COVID-Free and Quarantine-Free Flights Between Atlanta and Rome https://t.co/R537px9uyb via @yourownkanoo pic.twitter.com/V5QLQwlUhZ

— BoardingArea (@BoardingArea) November 26, 2020