After delaying the forward-looking release date, Hawaii will launch its program to allow visitors to pass quarantine by filing a negative COVID-19 on October 15, and several airlines rushed to help make the program a little less difficult for travelers.
Hawaii has a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all out-of-state travelers. As of October 15, travelers must provide documentation of the negative effects of the COVID-19 check administered 72 hours before the final leg of their flight to avoid the Also be asked to present a temperature check and all fitness bureaucracy in the state’s Safe Travels virtual system.
The key is that the check will have to be a “state-approved COVID-19 check”. “Get the wrong one and stay quarantined for 14 days. There will be no checks upon arrival in the state. “
The Hawaii Department of Health has stated that approved tests must be processed through “approved or qualified laboratories through clinical laboratory improvement amendments (CLIA), approved or legal nucleic acid amplification test samples through the US Food and Drug Administration. U. S. , Pursuant to an Emergency Use Authorization or other authorization for the COVID-19 test. “
On its website, the state said its approved and trusted verification partners are: CVS and Kaiser Permanente.
However, many of the airlines flying to Hawaii now offer tests that meet Hawaii standards. Here’s a look at what the airline has to offer.
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On September 29, American Airlines announced that it would offer check features for Jamaica, the Bahamas and Hawaii. The airline said more main points about the Hawaii program would be announced in the coming days, but that’s what we know now.
How it works: American will offer 3 features to passengers traveling to Hawaii. One option will be a home review of LetsGetChecked. For $129, you will be observed collecting your verification pattern through a fitness professional on a virtual tour, with expected effects in an average of 48 hours.
They will also offer face-to-face testing at a CareNow emergency care center, as well as immediate on-site testing at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. These tests will also be administered through CareNow in a place where our minds will be made in a DFW terminal.
Release date: October 15
What you will charge: $129 for the home option, American will post the main points about the charge of the other two options.
The warning: Hawaii’s program will first be limited to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in the hope of expanding to other airports.
On September 24, United Airlines was the first airline to announce that it would offer COVID-19 testing prior to the flight.
How it works: You must have two features. The airline has partnered with GoHealth Urgent Care and Dignity Health to provide a quick review at a clinic located at the foreign terminal at San Francisco International Airport. These effects will occur in 15 minutes. The airline will also offer a home check.
Release date: October 15
How much it costs:
Warning: United Airlines has lately offered proof to passengers arriving from San Francisco International Airport.
Hawaiian Airlines announced on September 25 that it is partnering with Worksite Labs to launch its COVID-19 verification program, which will administer PCR Droplet Digital surface nasal swab verification at drive-thru verification sites. offer postal checks to all passengers bound for Hawaii Vault Health.
How it works: The airline offers passengers two options: passengers departing from San Francisco or Los Angeles can choose to take driving tests near San Francisco International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport. effects and effects delivered within 36 hours.
If you do not leave these destinations, the airline will offer you the option to order a saliva check in the mail. An explicit mail kit will be sent to you and a check manager will help you collect your own pattern using a video call. Then you will pass the kit in a lab and get the effects within 24 hours.
Release date: October 15
How much it costs:
Warning: Driving service locations are only close to San Francisco International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport. If you leave those airports, you’ll want to order the postal package.
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Southwest Airlines has not yet announced a partnership for COVID-19 verification prior to the flight, however, one of the major airports from which it supplies its flights to Hawaii has announced a program to help travelers meet Hawaii’s quarantine verification needs.
How it works: In partnership with CityHealth Urgent Care, Oakland International Airport will offer rapid and loose COVID-19 testing to passengers traveling to Hawaii. In a press release on September 29, the airport announced that it would soon release more main points about the Hawaii Program.
Release date: October 15
How it costs: free
The caveat: you’ll want to plan your flight through Oakland in plenty of time to get through control before boarding the plane.
Alaska Airlines announced on September 30 that it would marry Carbon Health for immediate COVID-19 testing to be conducted at a short-term clinic in downtown Seattle. In other areas, the airline expects to load other contextual locations on the West Coast. .
How it works: Starting October 8, passengers can schedule an appointment for carbon health clinic located at 220 6th Avenue North in downtown Seattle, starting October 12 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9 a. m. at 7 p. m. , Pacífico. La airline said verification effects were available within 2 hours. Information on how to make an appointment will be obtained on October 5 alaskaair. com/hawaii-bound.
How it costs: $135
On its release: Appointments begin on October 12.
The caveat: the location is a walk from downtown Seattle airport.
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