All the U.S. Airlines Offering COVID-19 Testing
Traveling these days comes with a whole checklist of requirements: masks, disinfectant, and increasingly proof of a negative COVID-19 test.
In an effort to make traveling easier, several U.S. airlines have set up testing programs to facilitate state travel restrictions and comply with international rules that require proof of a negative test to enter. From at-home saliva tests to COVID-19-free transatlantic flights, drive-thru testing, and setting up testing centers inside airports, airlines throughout the country have turned to innovative solutions to get travel back up in the air.
“With many states requiring a negative COVID test before or upon arrival, testing provided by the airlines will be extremely helpful as people begin traveling again,” Liana Corwin, a consumer travel expert at booking app Hopper, told
Southwest Airlines expands to two new California airports and warns of lagging recovery
New service to Santa Barbara and Fresno will try to make up for fewer customers traveling everywhere else.
A Southwest Airline ticket counter at Greater Pittsburgh International Airport on May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)(Gene J. Puskar / AP)
Southwest Airlines will ramp up expansion plans with new service to Santa Barbara and Fresno, California, even as the carrier warns that its COVID-19 pandemic recovery is slowing.
Dallas-based Southwest plans to start flying to Santa Barbara Airport and Fresno Yosemite International Airport in the second quarter of 2021, marking the 11th and 12th new destinations added this year as part of the airline’s strategy to capture more customers while others aren’t flying.
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
During the global coronavirus pandemic Ana Ramos, right, is being tested for covid19 in Tom Bradley international at LAX on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles/TNS)
Here are all the ways airports are trying to make flying feel safe during the pandemic
After an anxious flight to Texas for a business trip, Orange County artist Patrice Miller vowed to stay clear of airports and airlines for the foreseeable future.
It made her nervous to see passengers on her flight from John Wayne Airport to McAllen International Airport seated with no physical distancing, many refusing to wear masks.
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Between Houston and Chicago
Southwest will begin flying between Houston and Chicago on April 12, 2021, with up to twice-daily service. A morning flight and an afternoon flight will be offered in each direction.
Chicago s Midway International Airport will be used for the service, offering a convenient alternative to O Hare International Airport, where Southwest is also planning to start service in 2021. No other airlines will compete with Southwest on the route, though United Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and American Airlines fly between Houston and Chicago via O Hare International.
Between Houston and Dallas Dallas, Texas. Sean Pavone/Shutterstock
Southwest will begin flying between Houston and Dallas on April 12, 2021, with daily service. Up to six flights per day will be flown on the short hop between the two Texan cities throughout the day.