United to provide Covid-19 tests to customers on San Francisco-Hawaii flights
A health worker inside a kiosk is collecting nasal swab from a potential patient. Photo: Mumit M/TBS
United Airlines said on Thursday customers traveling from San Francisco to Hawaii would have the option to take a rapid Covid-19 test at the airport or a self-collected, mail-in test ahead of their trip, starting from Oct. 15.
Customers who test negative on either test will not be subjected to the state's 14-day quarantine requirement, United said.
Airlines are pinning hopes on pre-flight Covid-19 tests as an alternative to quarantines that have decimated travel demand.
