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American Airlines offers preflight COVID-19 testing for all US destinations with travel requirements

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American Airlines offers preflight COVID-19 testing for all US destinations with travel requirements

American Airlines has made this announcement:

  • American is the first airline to expand access to at-home testing for all flights to U.S. locations that have COVID-19 restrictions, including Puerto Rico.
  • Tests will be available for purchase Dec. 9, for travel starting Dec. 12, through American’s at-home testing partner, LetsGetChecked.

American Airlines is expanding its preflight testing program for domestic travel. The first airline to introduce preflight testing within the United States, American will provide access to LetsGetChecked for all domestic flights to states and territories with COVID-19 travel restrictions.

LetsGetChecked for domestic travel

Starting December 9, 2020, American Airlines customers traveling to any U.S. city, state or territory that has COVID-19 travel restrictions will have access to at-home testing through LetsGetChecked for travel on or after December 12.

The airline will continue to work with LetsGetChecked to expand domestic testing as state testing requirements evolve. Current cities, states and territories with COVID-19 travel restrictions include:

  • Alaska
  • Connecticut
  • District of Columbia
  • Chicago
  • Hawaii
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
  • Puerto Rico
  • Rhode Island
  • Vermont

Customers can learn more about LetsGetChecked and all of the airline’s testing partners at aa.com/covid19testing.

Stay up to date on travel requirements
Customers traveling within the U.S. can stay up to date on local travel requirements through American’s travel tool, powered by Sherpa. The tool makes travel planning easier by providing a destination-specific overview of local guidelines including face covering, health documentation and quarantine requirements. To use the tool, travelers simply enter their origin and destination for an automatic overview of travel requirements.

About LetsGetChecked
LetsGetChecked is a direct-to-consumer at-home health testing and insights company. Offering an end-to-end model, LetsGetChecked’s Sure-track Test offers consumers an FDA EUA-authorized Coronavirus at-home testing solution. The at-home coronavirus (COVID-19) test incorporates a nasal swab and PCR lab analysis, offering convenient and secure results on average 48 hours upon receipt in the lab.