
“More rapid, efficient testing allows for a broader reopening of the travel economy, and will enable organizations to more quickly restore lost jobs and rehire workers,” said Tori Emerson Barnes, the U.S. The aviation sector faces about 40,000 job losses this week, when the financial relief that was part of the CARES stimulus package ends Thursday.

Ticketed passengers who are flying or have flown within three days and can show proof of travel can take a nasal swab test for $125 or an antigen test for $57.Īirlines and airports are desperate to have passengers flying again. Before the pandemic, Tampa’s airport was one of the busiest in the country, with more than 22 million travelers in 2019. Tests will be administered by Ba圜are nurses and medical professionals, and travelers have the option of taking a PCR test that returns results in 48 hours or a rapid antigen test that returns results in 15 minutes. Tampa International Airport is the first airport in the United States to offer the tests and they will be available to passengers flying on any airline. The tests are not mandatory, and range in price from about $50 to $250.
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Beginning in mid-October, the airline will offer at-home testing that can be done via video call with a medical professional in-person testing at a CareNow urgent care location and rapid on-site testing, administered by CareNow at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport for flights to Hawaii. The airline is also working to start testing for visitors and residents going to the Bahamas and other countries in the Caribbean.

Testing for travel to Jamaica will be for residents flying to their home country if a passenger tests negative for the virus, the 14-day quarantine currently in place for returning residents would be waived. American initially will test people traveling to international destinations, starting with people traveling from Miami International Airport to Jamaica.
