On Friday, I was asked if I would fly to Italy two days later on Sunday, May 16. That’s the day when it became possible for tourists to fly from the U.S. to Italy on so-called COVID-tested flights (flights where every passenger has provided one or more negative COVID-19 test results prior to check-in and boarding) and bypass otherwise mandatory quarantine requirements. Never one to miss out on a fun adventure, I took to the skies this weekend to be one of the first U.S.-based tourists to return to Italy without quarantining.

Multiple U.S.-based airlines now offer COVID-tested flights to Italy that are open to tourists. Delta, for example, announced Friday that Italy would reopen to any Americans who travel on specific flights starting May 16. And American Airlines made a similar announcement on Sunday. On Monday, May 17, United confirmed to TPG that it’s also offering quarantine-free flights to Italy for all Americans.