Italy Covid-Tested Trial Flights

Customers on Covid-Tested flights will be required to provide negative COVID-19 test results prior to check-in and boarding, allowing you to travel abroad with confidence and avoid the need to quarantine when you arrive in Italy.

Covid-Tested trial flights are available for purchase on select flights for departure through February 12, 2021 between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Rome-Fiumicino International Airport (FCO).

As part of the Delta CareStandard^SM, we’re working with our trusted medical partners, like the Mayo Clinic, to design testing protocols that ensure the safety of our customers and employees, while enabling access to international travel. 

Before booking a Covid-Tested flight, ensure you are aware of the flight requirements that must be completed in advance of your flight, as well as on the day of travel and are eligible to travel to Italy or your final destination, Go to footer note. These will allow you to bypass the local quarantine requirements in place for Italy. Failure to complete these requirements will prevent you from boarding the Covid-Tested flight. 

Before Your Flight: PCR-Test  

Customers will be required to take a COVID-19 PCR test at a test provider of their choice within 72 hours of the scheduled departure time and provide proof of a negative test result in order to check in for the flight. This test is at the customer’s own expense. Proof of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine does not exempt customers from testing requirements or from Delta’s face mask policy.

While customers are welcome to select any test provider that meets the requirements for this flight, below are resources to assist with finding testing locations. While we understand it may not be an option for all travelers, CVS Health is a provider who we have engaged to administer testing for our employees and flight personnel.  

CVS Health COVID-19 Testing, opens in a new window*

Other COVID-19 Testing Locations, opens in a new window*

For Covid-Tested flights, we recommend that customers arrive at the airport 3 hours prior to departure. Customers flying to Italy need to check in with an agent at their first departure airport in the U.S. to verify their negative COVID-19 PCR test results; check-in will not be available through any self-service channels such as the Fly Delta app, delta.com or kiosks at the airport. 

Before Take-Off: Rapid Test 

Before taking off from the U.S. on a Covid-Tested flight, customers will be directed to a rapid testing area for a temperature screening and a COVID-19 rapid antigen test at no additional cost. Safety mitigation guidelines will be followed to ensure that customers are socially distanced throughout testing and provided with an isolated area to await boarding pending a negative test result. The negative rapid antigen test is required to board the flight. Your test results may be shared with the Georgia Department of Public Health and/or Italian Health Authorities for public health reasons.

In Flight: Safety Commitment 

For everyone’s safety, Delta requires that our customers and crew continue to wear masks throughout all stages of travel. Passengers traveling to Italy are directed by the Italian government to wear surgical masks on the flight and to replace their masks every four hours during the flight. In order to support contact tracing efforts, customers will not be permitted to change seats before or after takeoff. 

Arrival in Italy: Rapid Test and Immigration Forms 

When arriving in Italy, customers will be directed to a rapid testing area for another temperature screening and a COVID-19 rapid antigen test, also at no additional cost. Safety mitigation guidelines will be followed to ensure that customers are socially distanced throughout testing. Upon receiving a negative test result, customers will be free to enter Italy without the need to quarantine. Customers can expedite the airport testing process by prefilling in information within the FCO In-Airport Testing Form, opens in a new window before they get to the airport.

Please be aware that passengers will be required to fill out a self-declaration form when entering Italy.  Refer to our Travel Requirements page for more details and exact links to these forms.

Before Your Flight: PCR Test

Before taking off from Italy on a Covid-Tested flight, customers must provide proof of a negative antigen or PCR molecular COVID test taken within 48 hours of their scheduled departure time in order to board the flight. Customers may choose to take the test at their own expense at a location of their choice or choose to take a rapid antigen test at the FCO airport at no additional cost. Proof of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine does not exempt customers from testing requirements or from Delta’s face mask policy. 

Before Take-Off: Rapid Test

For customers taking the rapid antigen test at the FCO airport at no additional cost, we recommend arriving 4 hours prior to your scheduled departure time if you are originating at the FCO airport. Go directly to the testing facility before checking-in with Delta. Safety mitigation guidelines will be followed to ensure that customers are socially distanced throughout testing and provided with an isolated area to await boarding pending a negative test result. The negative rapid antigen test is required to board the flight. Your test results may be shared with the Georgia Department of Public Health and/or Italian Health Authorities for public health reasons. For those customers connecting in FCO, go to the testing facility immediately after you’ve landed.

Before Your Flight: Contact Tracing 

Customers will be asked to adhere to Delta’s Commitment to Safer Travel and must provide the following information to Delta for contact tracing purposes: full name, a primary and secondary phone number, an email address and a destination address. Delta will collect information on behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to support domestic COVID-19 control efforts by making contact information for international air passengers available to state and local health departments for the purpose of contact tracing, public health follow-up and the provision of information regarding preventative actions. Accordingly, Delta will share this information with the CDC via CBP utilizing established channels for the Advance Passenger Information Sytem (APIS). We will retain this information in our systems no longer than is necessary to achieve the contact tracing objectives, or as required by CBP. 

Please refer to Delta's Privacy Policy for details. For more information, go to www.CDC.gov, opens in a new window or www.CBP.gov, opens in a new window, or see CBP’s Privacy Impact Assessment for the Advance Passenger Information System, opens in a new window. 

In Flight: Safety Commitment 

For everyone’s safety, Delta requires that our customers and crew continue to wear masks throughout all stages of travel. In order to support contact tracing efforts, customers will not be permitted to change seats before or after takeoff. 

Arrival in the U.S. 

When arriving in the U.S., additional testing will not be required, though customers may be subject to health screening. Quarantine requirements upon reaching your destination in the U.S. vary by state and local governments.