United Is the First US Airline to Offer COVID-19 Testing at Airport

The test at the airport will cost $250, while the mail-in test will be $80.

Customers can schedule their on-site testing online in advance and will receive their results in just 15 minutes. The testing area will be open from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM daily.

According to a United press release, “The airline worked closely with Hawaii officials to ensure that any United customer — both visitors and Hawaiian residents returning home — who tests negative on either test would not be subjected to the state’s current 14-day quarantine requirement.”

Hawaii’s official rules state that passengers must present a negative test taken within 72 hours of arrival. Visitors can avoid quarantine only if “they are tested no earlier than 72 hours before their flight arrives with an FDA-approved nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT).”

If the pilot program proves successful, it will likely be expanded to other US airports and destinations later this year.