My trip to Spain is the 2nd week of March. I arrive and leave from Madrid. I bought my tickets from American Airlines if this matters.
I understand that there is such a thing as buying a proctored home test: you have a remote session with somebody over the internet. Somebody watches you do the test.
Isn't it too good to be true that the testing requirement could be completed in my hotel room? Supposed the proctoring it doesn't work? How can I put up with such uncertainty? Isn't it too good to be true that there really are enough employees to handle the proctoring?
[Now that we know enough about the virus, we have vaccines, and so on, the restrictions and rules should all be cancelled and whoever is afraid of catching and/or spreading the virus will have to manage their fear the same way you manage the terror of impending death that has existed since you were about 6 years old.]
Suppose the internet doesn't work, the tests are defective, or some other problem I am not thinking of happens? Wouldn't I be screwed because at that time it would be less than 24 hours until my plane is supposed to leave??
How am I supposed to print the results?
Would I be safest buying a proctored test in advance or figuring out how to schedule a test at a clinic?