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#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. Those tests will be administered by another United partner, Color.After United Airlines last week became the first U.S. Travelers should request the test 10 days before the trip and take the test with Hawaii's required 72 hours of departure. 15, United will begin offering a self-collected, mail-in test option for customers going from San Francisco to Hawaii. The carrier added that it plans to expand the program to other destinations and U.S. United said that it has worked closely with Hawaii officials to ensure that results from its testing program will be accepted. 15, when travelers will be able avoid quarantine by providing written confirmation of a negative Covid test from a state-approved facility administered within 72 hours of departure. That rule is slated to be loosened on Oct. Since March 26, Hawaii has required all arriving visitors to self-quarantine for 14 days. Earlier this year it said it was increasing its service to Hawaii. The carrier will add service from San Francisco to Lihue, Kauai on Oct. United is currently flying from San Francisco to Honolulu, Maui and Kona.

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