Hawaiian Airlines to offer coronavirus tests for passengers

Hawaiian Airlines on Friday became the second US carrier to announce it will offer coronavirus testing to customers flying to Hawaii — a move that will allow travelers to avoid having to quarantine once they arrive. Beginning in mid-October, Hawaiian Airlines customers can be tested at drive-through labs in Los Angeles and San Francisco through a partnership with Worksite Labs. The cost will be $90 for results within 36 hours or $150 for express day-of-travel results, the airline said. The tests are Droplet Digital PCR (polymerase chain reaction) shallow nasal swab tests, what the airline called the “gold standard” in coronavirus screening, and meet Hawaii state guidelines, airline officials added. “As Hawai’i’s leading airline, it is critical to ensure that access to testing does not impede travel to Hawai‘i, for visitors or our kama‘āina (residents),” Avi Mannis, the airline’s senior VP of marketing, said in a news release announcing the testing program. “Our testing option will offer Los Angeles and Bay Area travelers superior value and we look forward to expanding the program and bringing additional choices to more of our gateway cities.”<br/>