United passengers in Hawaii can use the COVID-19 facility at the SFO International Terminal starting next month.
United passengers in Hawaii can use the COVID-19 facility at the SFO International Terminal starting next month.
United passengers in Hawaii can use the COVID-19 facility at the SFO International Terminal starting next month.
United passengers in Hawaii can use the COVID-19 facility at the SFO International Terminal starting next month.
Hawaii set October 15 as the date on which it will open tourism to visitors who have tested negative on COVID-19, and United Airlines aims to facilitate this by providing a pilot verification program for its San Francisco passengers, but it may not be cheap.
As a component of a component with GoHealth Urgent Care, United will offer consumers traveling to the islands from SFO a coronavirus control on the day of decomposition that will provide effects in about 15 minutes, the company said. The appraisal at the airport will be $250, according to United. (This is more than many travelers will pay for their round-trip tickets, which have dropped to $198 in recent weeks). The quick check will be charged to non-public insurance policies, according to GoHealth.
As an option at the moment, consumers can take a mailing check administered through a company called Color. In this case: “Customers are advised to start checking at least 10 days before and provide their pattern within 72 Hours of Array,” United said. The color option at home is much cheaper: a spokesperson told SFGATE: “The COVID-19 color self-collection verification kit will be available to the United States for $80, plus shipping costs. (Overnight shipping is not cheap).
The airline said it had worked hard with Hawaiian officials so that any passenger who obtained a negative result in any of the tests would not be subject to the state’s 14-day quarantine rule for incoming travelers.
Last week, Hawaii officials said they would work with Kaiser Permanente and CVS to control travelers to Hawaii, but it is not transparent at this time whether and how the effects of those providers will be affected by United. What’s not transparent either is how the labs will do it. the effects of the check on the state and/or airlines, and how they plan to thwart false certifications.
We have heard of several readers eager to return to Hawaii, but bewildered by the rare and contradictory news of the mainland and Hawaiian authorities. On Thursday, a reader who has tickets to her circle of relatives in Maui in November wrote, “I read that CVS and Kaiser are ‘approved verification partners’, so I called each of them this week to learn more about getting an appointment It’s appealing to note that no organization had heard of this program. in fact, the two transferred me to several other representatives and were all surprised to be informed that they were “verification partners”. At CVS, they say they are quite surprised because they only check by appointment and only if you complete the parameters on your site (i. e. not for recreational excursions). “
In other countries, state authorities, check partners, airlines and airports will have to tune in and obviously the new needs for this to work, they have to do so for tourism in Hawaii to survive.
United has been operating SFO flights to Honolulu, Kona and Maui lately; on October 15, he will resume service from San Francisco to Lihue, Kauai, and load more flights to Maui and Kona.
Passengers wishing to take their check at the airport can stop by online to make an appointment at the check center, which is located in the foreign terminal and will be open from 9 am to 6 pm (Please note that only Hawaiian Airlines provides flights to the islands from the SFO International Terminal, Alaska flies from Terminal 2 , United from Terminal 3, any of which are on a walk from the verification facility).
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United said it will also send an email to consumers leaving SFO for Hawaii with an invitation “to purchase their personal color collection kit requested through a doctor at least 10 days prior to departure, to collect their own samples at home 72 hours before their departure. “return your check by evening mail or in a deposit box to SFO. The kit includes a plastic sampling tube, a nasal swab and instructions. Effects are sent by SMS or email within 24 to 48 hours.
Passengers in Hawaii can also opt for a self-managed mail-order kit.
Passengers in Hawaii can also opt for an email and a self-administered parent.
GoHealth Urgent Care has been running with United since July, administering SFO tests to its foreign crews and new COVID-19 testing for passengers in Hawaii may be just the beginning of a much larger program, as many destinations now require coronavirus testing and/or quarantines for foreign visitors.
“We will hope to temporarily expand visitor testing to other destinations and airports in the US. But it’s not the first time At the end of this year to complement our industry-leading cleaning and protection measures that come with a mandatory mask, antimicrobial and electrostatic spray policy and our premium HEPA. hospital air filtration systems,” said Toby Enqvist, United’s visitor manager.
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