Delta Air Lines, the Aeroporti di Roma and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have joined in a first-of-its-kind trans-Atlantic COVID-19 testing program that will enable quarantine-free entry into Italy, in accordance with a decree expected to be issued soon by the government of Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCarefully designed COVID-19 testing protocols are the best path for resuming international travel safely and without quarantine until vaccinations are widely in place,\u201d said Steve Sear, Delta President \u2013 International and Executive Vice President – Global Sales. \u201cSafety is our core promise \u2013 it\u2019s at the center of this pioneering testing effort and it\u2019s the foundation of our standards for cleanliness and hygiene to help customers feel confident when they fly Delta.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Delta has engaged expert advisors from Mayo Clinic, a global leader in serious and complex healthcare, to review and assess the customer-testing protocols needed for Delta to execute a COVID-tested flight program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBased on the modeling we have conducted, when testing protocols are combined with multiple layers of protection, including mask requirements, proper social distancing and environmental cleaning, we can predict that the risk of COVID-19 infection \u2013 on a flight that is 60 percent full \u2013 should be nearly one in a million,\u201d said Henry Ting, M.D., M.B.A., Chief Value Officer, Mayo Clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Delta has also worked closely with the Georgia Department of Public Health to develop a blueprint for governments to reopen important international travel markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe State of Georgia and the Italian government have demonstrated leadership in testing protocols and practices that can safely reopen international travel without quarantine requirements,\u201d Sear added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Starting Dec. 19, Delta\u2019s dedicated trial will test customers and crew on newly relaunched flights from Hartsfield\u2013Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Rome-Fiumicino International Airport. The tests will exempt from quarantine on arrival in Italy all U.S. citizens permitted to travel to Italy for essential reasons, such as for work, health and education, as well as all European Union and Italian citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To fly on Delta\u2019s COVID-tested flights between Atlanta and Rome, customers will need to test negative for COVID-19 through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Customers also will be asked to provide information upon entry into the U.S. to support CDC contact-tracing protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aeroporti di Roma earlier this year implemented a successful intra-Italy COVID-tested flight trial with Delta\u2019s Italian codeshare partner Alitalia and is the only airport in the world to have obtained the maximum five-star rating from Skytrax on its anti-COVID health protocols. Rome-Fiumicino Airport serves over 40 million passengers a year and has been rated Europe’s Best Hub Airport for a third year in a row by Airports Council International.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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