United Airlines will be the first U. S. airline. In implementing a COVID-19 program for passengers. Starting October 15, travelers from San Francisco to Hawaii will have the option to order a home kit or eBook for an hour for an airport fast.
“Actually, we see this as a wonderful opportunity to provide test access to our customers, take them back on the air and as safely as possible,” Aaron McMillan, United’s general manager of operational policy and support, told CBS News transport correspondent Kris. Van Cleave.
Hawaii has been largely closed to tourists since March, however, next month, with evidence of a negative result in COVID-19 control within 72 hours of arrival, the state will renounce its two-week quarantine. when the flights arrive.
Quick testing is now required at San Francisco International Airport for airport and airline employees. It takes about 20 minutes from arrival to result and $250 will be charged first.
The house kit will charge $80 plus shipping prices and will be shipped to a San Francisco lab for processing. The steering wheel will take effect within 48 hours.
United hopes to expand test functions to its centers across the country in cities such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
“Being able to identify a positive case and take them out of a public fitness scenario and put them in isolation, and then be able to boast about this organization of potential infectious individuals, that’s actually what’s going to have an impact,” said Caroline Savello, director of advertising at Color, a company that offers COVID-19 testing.
Kennedy in New York and Newark Airport in New Jersey are operating with a personal company, XpresCheck, to offer passengers of any airline a quick verification of COVID-19 prior to departure.
A recent Atmosphere Research survey found that three-quarters of the brochures perform before-flight coronavirus tests.
United sees this effort as a major step toward reconnecting the United States with overseas travel. Airlines are pushing for “air bridges” between major cities like New York and London that would require COVID-19 testing before flying for everyone on board.
Travelers arriving in Hawaii with a verification result will want to be quarantined for two weeks or until they get a negative result.
American Airlines plans to offer checks to passengers. Lufthansa also plans to offer checks to passengers next month and already has control centres for passengers arriving in Munich and Frankfurt.