Originally Posted by
JMontpelier
The original question was confusing. For anyone who has departed FCO recently, how early did you arrive at the airport? We are not getting tested at the airport.
FYI, we just did this. Arrived 2:30 hours before flight time for a weekday morning UA flight. It took us 1:05 to get from arrival to gate. Had to go through 4 different passport checks, including an initial one that had no priority J line, a quick stop at VAT refund, border control, and a shuttle out to the E gates.
This was a stark contrast to our arrival, where we went from deplaning to airport exit (with baggage), in less than 30 minutes.