United is testing Hawaii-bound passengers for COVID-19 to help them avoid quarantine — a move that could revive travel demand across the board
United's COVID-19 testing program will offer two options for passengers headed for Hawaii, neither of them cheap.will offer coronavirus tests at San Francisco International Airport to help passengers travel to Hawaii without having to quarantine.
Experts do not expect travel demand to fully recover until a vaccine is available and widely distributed, but have said that rapid testing offers a way to make travel safer and more practical in the interim.United is introducing a new airport coronavirus testing procedure make flying to Hawaii more appealing, with the hope that this kind of program could salvage the already grim 2021 travel season.
Hawaii has been requiring all out-of-state travelers to quarantine for 14 days, but on October 15 will begin waiving that mandate for anyone who tests negative for the virus, no more than 72 hours before their flight arrives. Tests at the airport will be administered by GoHealth Urgent Care, which has been testing United's international flight crews at San Francisco since July. For $250, the company will test Hawaii-bound passengers each day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Results from Color are available within 24 to 48 hours, so if a passenger returns their sample at the airport, there's a chance they will have to quarantine in Hawaii for a day or two until their results become available.
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