They will cost $12.We want to invite the Hawaiʻi Island business community to join us in creating 'Healthier Organizations for Everyone.' This initiative was born out of the concept that we have healthier communities when we have healthier workplaces. The tests on some Lufthansa flights to the United States are slated to begin in October. German airline Lufthansa recently said it will begin offering passengers rapid coronavirus tests, too, prior to intercontinental flights in an attempt to get long-haul passengers flying again. United, Hawaiian, Alaska, and American aren’t the only airlines globally to offer the COVID-19 testing option to passengers. American has not yet said what the in-person tests will cost. The options for getting tested prior to the Dallas–Hawaii flights will be an at-home test kit provided by LetsGetChecked (with results provided within 48 hours on average) that costs $129, including shipping in-person testing at a CareNow urgent care location in the Dallas area or a rapid-result test administered by CareNow at the DFW airport. American said it plans to launch a testing program for the Bahamas in October, with more details to come. citizens-although there is no precise date for when that would be.
If that pilot program is successful, the new testing option will be made available to all passengers traveling to Jamaica, including U.S. Hawaiian plans to begin offering the service from October 15.įor the Miami–Jamaica flights, the initial phase of testing will only be for Jamaican residents traveling home, allowing them to bypass the otherwise mandatory 14-day quarantine. The cost? It’s $90 if you want the results within 36 hours or $150 for day-of-travel express service.
RAPID COVID TESTING FOR HAWAII TRAVEL UPDATE
United’s announcement was swiftly followed by an update from Hawaiian Airlines, promising drive-through nasal swab tests in a partnership with Worksite Labs at both LAX and SFO. Hawaiian and Alaska will offer testing for Hawaii flights, too Without the negative test result, passengers will be subject to a 14-day quarantine or must quarantine until they can provide proof of a negative test result.Īs of September 1, travelers to Hawaii must also fill out a mandatory online health application at least 24 hours prior to departure. Once Hawaii’s testing program goes into effect on October 15, out-of-state travelers arriving in Hawaii will need to furnish evidence of a negative COVID-19 test that was taken within 72 hours before arrival on the islands. But Hawaii Governor David Ige recently announced that starting on October 15, visitors to Hawaii will be able to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result to avoid the quarantine. Hawaii has had a compulsory 14-day quarantine in place for all arrivals to the islands since March 26. The airlines’ race to implement COVID-19 testing has been spurred in part by the fact that Hawaii will soon be moving from a mandatory quarantine to a COVID-19 testing requirement. United said that its testing options will ultimately be available for additional destinations throughout the world, helping to facilitate quarantine-free travel. And most recently, Alaska Airlines on September 30 said it, too, would be offering testing for passengers flying fom Seattle to Hawaii. Then American Airlines joined the COVID-19 testing club on September 29 with plans for testing on flights from Miami to Jamaica to begin in October, as well as on other routes. The news was followed by a similar announcement from Hawaiian Airlines on September 25, promising rapid tests at Los Angeles International (LAX) and SFO. In a September 24 announcement, United said that its new COVID-19 testing program will kick off on October 15, when customers traveling from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hawaii will have the ability to take a rapid test at the airport-coinciding with when Hawaii drops its quarantine requirement in exchange for a mandatory COVID-19 test. airline to offer a rapid COVID-19 testing option to its passengers, other U.S. After United Airlines last week became the first U.S.
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