Southwest Hawaii leads the pack with a $20 COVID test for Hawaii bound passengers.
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Southwest Hawaii leads the pack with a $20 COVID test for Hawaii bound passengers.
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We are flying with Southwest to Hawaii on May 5th. Walgreens was recommended for correct test for Hawaii, but I cannot get any answers from Walgreens because the website will not accept any appointments in May yet. I am very concerned about not being assured of an appointment when I need it if I have to wait almost a month from now to book the appointment. I also cannot find any answers anywhere on their website or even in person at the Walgreens listed as the location for the Hawaii required test. Any suggestions on how I can find some peace of mind?
Walgreens doesn’t guarantee turn around times. We’ve used them with success and failure~ my son didn’t get his results and has to postpone his flight. I’m going to pay for the Costco one for our trip in May.
If I fly on Hawaiian Airlines, can I use City Health???
Yes! We are flying in May on Hawaiian and have an appointment with city health. I just did a dry run with them on testing this week and had my results in 34 hours! That was the Dublin CA location. And I also confirmed with Hawaiian that they are accepted.
Is Alaskan Airlines offering in airport or at gate testing just prior to a flight anywhere in the continental US???
Mahalo for the information. Too bad these $20 tests are only for locals because IF I am flying into Oakland from the East coast, how can I get these test results back in time?
Hi Steven.
True. Those tests are for those who live near the testing sites or are playing a stopover.
Aloha.
This whole ever-changing testing requirements has been a nightmare to navigate. I was in Hawaii last March to help my daughter with childcare. I live ion cape cod in Massachusetts and even trying to figure out the timing to get the test and it’s results 72 hours before my nonstop flight from Boston was confusing ..add to that was the fact that the labs approved by the state of Hawaii changed between the time I got the test and the time I flew. When I arrived my test was not valid and I was told that I had to quarantine even though my results were negative and I couldn’t just get another test in Hawaii. I’m flying to Honolulu at the end of March for the birth of my grandchild and there are very few labs listed on the websites that are on the east coast. My best bet is Walgreens, CVS isn’t even on the approved list anymore and trying to get results before your flight is almost impossible. They need to recognize that people don’t just travel to Hawaii from the west coast
Current physician opinion is that you shouldn’t get a COVID test for 90 days after you get vaccinated. The test can give a false positive. So testing before or after air travel anywhere is unnecessary & unscientific
Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine will not affect the PCR or antigen test results since these tests check for active disease, not immunity. There is no virus present in the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
Source: Nebraska Medicine
have to disagree – brother in law got the vaccine and tested positive 2 weeks later.
Can’t you get tested at any testing site approved by the state of Hawaii regardless of your airline? We are flying Hawaiian and I booked the $20 test through city urgent care in Dublin, ca.
Yes Amy B as long as it is on the approved testing site for Hawaii. Hawaiian, Alaskan, United etc were providing a test option because there was so much confusion. When people first started coming back here there were many that did not have the right test or didn’t have results by the time they landed.
BOH: Are you aware of any concrete scientific data concerning this? I’m traveling to Honolulu on March 3rd and I’m scheduled for my 1st Covid shot tomorrow. I sure wouldn’t want the shot to interfere with my long-planned trip. Thank you.
Hi Michael.
We aren’t aware of any such data beyond what we have shared. Hope all goes well and please let us know.
Aloha.
We will be flying out of Orlando in June on a direct flight to Honolulu with Hawaiian. I know things will most likely have changed and expanded by that time, but I have not read anything concerning approved, more convenient, or less expensive COVID-19 testing options for MCO. When I looked up departure airports through Hawaiians website for approved testing sites, Florida is not listed. Any information would be appreciated.
Since we are departing from the east coast in June we will have a time difference of 6 hours. When taking a COVID test, at what point does the clock start for the test against the 72 hours? Does it start once you receive the results, or from when you take the test itself?
Mahalo
Hi Law.
It is required that you get tested within 72 hours of departure. It is also likely that Hawaiian will help with Orlando testing options once we get closer to those flights starting.
Aloha.
When my husband used them, he had results the same day within a couple of hours…faster than his CVS results 3 days earlier. Maybe check to see turn around time. You might be able to get tested as you leave the airport. I know this is a big issue with timing from the east and midwest, this would be a big help if they are still same day.
Are rapid (antigen) tests acceptable or does it have to be PCR and sent to lab? CVS health is listed as a trusted site. Just want to be sure on correct test. Traveling to Honolulu in March.