By City News Service
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles International Airport is now offering COVID-19 test results in as little as 30 minutes with the addition of rapid antigen tests at the airport s on-site laboratory, officials said today.
The lab opened in late December, offering rapid Polymerase Chain Reaction nasal swab tests with results available in 3-5 hours for tests collected at the lab across from Terminal 6, and results in less than 24 hour for samples collected at the Terminal 2 and Tom Bradley International Terminal locations.
The new nasal-swab antigen tests, which are available only at the Terminal 6 lab location, cost $80 and have results available in just 30-60 minutes, airport officials said. PCR tests remain $125 each.
The number of passengers who traveled through Los Angeles International Airport in 2020 was about a third of the passengers that traveled through the airport in 2019, Los Angeles World Airport officials estimated Friday.
Routes: SFO to India, U.K. lockdown + Qantas, animals, 737 Max, JetBlue, Delta Wi-Fi
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Air India is introducing new service from San Francisco to India s Bangalore International Airport, seen here.Bangalore International Airport
In route news, Air India begins a new route from San Francisco; the U.K. starts strict new rules for arriving passengers in a COVID crackdown; Qantas hopes for an earlier return to transpacific service; Qatar Airways moves up its new Seattle route; American and Delta ban emotional support animals; United and Alaska Airlines set first routes for 737 Max service; Alaska will add a pair of California routes; JetBlue takes delivery of its first new Airbus A220-300; Delta will upgrade Wi-Fi on narrow-body fleet; Los Angeles International provides faster results for on-site COVID testing; and Portland International shuts down a key inter-concourse connector for passengers.
LAX launches an on-site COVID-19 rapid test lab
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is now offering COVID-19 rapid tests that are processed in a state-of-the-art, on-site laboratory, providing guests with a convenient and safe option for testing before or after travel.
“As more destinations around the world integrate COVID-19 testing requirements for arriving passengers, and as passengers are choosing to take steps to monitor their health when flying, providing easy access to rapid testing is another way LAX can help bolster safe travel,” said Justin Erbacci, Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA). “In our continuous quest to innovate and reimagine the airport experience, we partnered with the private sector to design, construct and open a first-of-its-kind on-site laboratory that will provide an accessible and affordable rapid testing solution.”