Despite the quarantine of the whole of Italy since Tuesday morning, theRome Fiumicino airport remains open*, according to an airport spokesman contacted on Tuesday. Most airlines are continuing to land at Fiumicino, although a number of flights have now been cancelled, according to the spokesman, due in particular to the overall drop in traffic in Europe.
And so, Delta Air Lines has decided to suspend the 10 March the line Rome-Atlanta after stopping services to Milan-JFK and Venice-JFK. However, the carrier will continue to operate five weekly frequencies on Rome-JFK. Alitalia also recently announced the closure of two long-haul routes to Santiago de Chile and Seoul.
The airport operator recommends consult the website of each airline before departure, as the flight schedule changes from day to day. You can also find real-time flight information on the airport website.
All the trains between Fiumicino and the Roma Termini station are also maintained. Trains will run every 15 minutes until after 11pm from Fiumicino. Trenitalia states that all the lines of the rail network works normally with more than 4,700 train convoys on 10 March.
The airport has also strengthened health safety measures. All passengers underwent a thermo-scanner on arrival to take their temperature. This measure has now been extended to departing passengers as soon as they enter the terminal.
In addition, since 10 March, in accordance with the provisions of the Ministry of the Interior, passengers must complete a self-declaration in duplicate in order to be exempted from the travel ban in force in containment zones (including Italy). This declaration can be downloaded from the Home Office website. A copy of this declaration must be handed in at the boarding gate.
The COVID-19 crisis comes at a time when the airport is about to bring into service a new pier for six million passengers, reserved for non-Schengen flights. The jetty is due to be inaugurated shortly, at a time when the airport has just been named one of Europe's best airports for the quality of its service by the ACI.
*Updated to 12 March:
Aeroporti di Romathe company in charge of the Italian capital's hubs, unveiled a plan on Thursday to reduce operations at the Fiumicino and Ciampino passenger terminals. " The decision was made necessary by the multiple cancellations of flights to and from Italy announced by numerous airlines that normally operate out of the capital's two airports." it says. The Terminal 1 from Fiumicino will temporarily close its doors from 17 March. Terminal 3, which remains operational, will concentrate check-in, security checks and baggage reclaim operations. As for Rome's second airport, CiampinoIt closes its doors on Saturday 14 March. " Passenger terminals at Fiumicino and Ciampino airports will resume regular operations as soon as the current emergency phase is over" said Aeroporti di Roma.
