Rome's Fiumicino airport on Thursday said Starting in 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 airports.

In order to avoid the mandatory 14 day quarantine Italy imposes on incoming travelers, the new protocol will be valid for those flying from New York, JFK, Newark and Atlanta.

Italian carrier Alitalia experimented with covert testing on some domestic flights in September, but the government progressively restricted travel between regions to tackle a second wave of infections.

Few me Chino Airport says the Italian government is expected to soon give the go ahead to Cove It tested flights coming in from the U.

S, which would also allow them to offer such flights between Rome and Munich and Rome and Frankfurt.

In a separate statement, Delta said it would reopen its roots between Atlanta, Georgia and Rome on December 19th.