Delta Air Lines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have partnered on the new program for flights between Atlanta and Amsterdam beginning Dec. 15. Passengers who fly on the COVID-19-free flights will be capable to skip the conventional 10-day quarantine period they’d be topic to within the Netherlands.
Taking part travelers will undergo a complete of three COVID-19 checks, and anybody who tests positive for the coronavirus won’t be allowed onto the flights. Passengers will first need to take a Polymerase Chain Reaction test 5 days earlier than arriving in Amsterdam. They may then take a fast antigen check at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, after which one final PCR check when arriving at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
There will be 4 COVID-tested flights per week between Atlanta and Amsterdam, two operated by Delta and two by KLM. Passengers might want to select the flights with testing when booking their journey as not all Atlanta-Amsterdam flights will be included in the program.
The flights will run for 3 weeks after which it could be expanded to different airports if this system is profitable.
Steve Sear, Delta’s president of international and government vice president of worldwide gross sales, stated the airline is working to create “COVID-free travel corridors” to supply its prospects and health officers with more confidence for a safe journey.
“Delta has worked with our partners and health authorities to reopen the skies safely and resume international air travel till a vaccine is in place removing the requirement of quarantine,” Sear said in a press launch.
Still, it could be too early to begin planning a Christmas trip to Amsterdam. This system is just open to these traveling to the Netherlands for “important” causes like work, training and health.
Pieter Elbers, president and CEO of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, stated in a press launch that this system “is an important and nice step ahead.”
“Till a permitted working vaccine is available worldwide, this testing program represents step one in direction of the international travel trade’s restoration,” Elbers stated.
