MONTREAL — ********** plans to begin offering flights to Italy starting July 2, 2021.

Flights are scheduled to operate to Rome from Toronto and Montreal.

According to **********’s website, passengers arriving into Italy on these flights do not need to quarantine upon arrival. For more information click here and here.

Passengers must show proof of negative ***** test results within 48 hours before departure, and again on arrival.

As reported by Global News, and outlined on **********’s site, the flights are government-approved *****-tested flights.

Italy has begun to re-open, with bars and restaurants reopening for indoor dining earlier this week, for the first time in months. 

As reported in April 2021, while the EU is preparing its Digital ***** Certificate of vaccination and testing certification for travel within the 27-country EU bloc, and has indicated a potential reopening for fully vaccinated travellers, Italy had signalled that it wanted to take things a step further and reopen to global markets.

Complete details about the ********** flights can be found here. Previously the quarantine requirement for arrivals in Italy was 10 days. As the ********** site notes, “passengers travelling on a *****-tested flight as of July 2 are exempt from the quarantine.”

While Italy has eased restrictions ahead of the summer travel season, Canada’s restrictions are still in full effect, including the advisory against all non-essential travel, PCR test requirements, and the 14-day quarantine requirement including the 3-day hotel quarantine upon arrival in Canada.