We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. This includes personalizing content and advertising. To learn more, click here. By continuing to use our site, you accept our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
You are being directed to ZacksTrade, a division of LBMZ Securities and licensed broker-dealer. ZacksTrade and Zacks.com are separate companies. The web link between the two companies is not a solicitation or offer to invest in a particular security or type of security. ZacksTrade does not endorse or adopt any particular investment strategy, any analyst opinion/rating/report or any approach to evaluating individual securities.
If you wish to go to ZacksTrade, click OK. If you do not, click Cancel.
Hawaiian Airlines to Offer Some Travelers Coronavirus Tests
Read MoreHide Full Article
Hawaiian Holdings’ (HA - Free Report) subsidiary Hawaiian Airlines will begin offering drive-through COVID-19 tests to travelers from select U.S. mainland cities so that they can escape Hawaii's mandatory 14-day quarantine requirement in case they test negative. Following this news, shares of the company gained 3.2% at the close of business on Sep 25.
The move is aimed at attracting passengers as coronavirus keeps air-travel demand suppressed. Hawaiian Airlines has partnered with Worksite Labs to offer PCR testing for $90 or $150, with the former giving results within 36 hours and the latter meant to be used as a day-of-travel express service. The airline expects to start offering the service around Oct 15 to let travelers who test negative within 72 hours of departure be exempted from Hawaii's quarantine rule upon arrival. Testing labs will initially be available near Los Angeles (“LAX”) and San Francisco (“SFO”) international airports. Later, the carrier plans to introduce additional testing locations at other U.S. mainland gateways.
Amid coronavirus concerns, some of the safety measures Hawaiian Airlines has adopted include requiring customers to fill up a health-acknowledgment form declaring that they do not have coronavirus symptoms. Passengers are also required to wear a face mask or covering at the airport and during the journey. Additionally, the airline is frequently disinfecting lobby areas, kiosks and ticket counters to ensure passenger safety. Moreover, to maintain physical distancing, the carrier will continue to cap cabin capacity at 70% through October.
Hawaiian Airlines’ move to offer coronavirus tests to some travelers replicates a similar measure taken by United Airlines (UAL - Free Report) . The carrier recently launched a COVID-19 pilot-testing program to make it easier for customers to travel to destinations that have mandatory quarantine requirements upon arrival.
Beginning Oct 15, passengers traveling from San Francisco International Airport to Hawaii can either take a rapid test at the airport or a self-collected, mail-in test ahead of their journey to avoid Hawaii’s mandatory 14-day quarantine requirement in case they test negative.
While Hawaiian Holdings carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), United Airlines carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Shares of JB Hunt and Knight-Swift have gained 10.7% and 17.3% respectively so far this year.
More Stock News: This Is Bigger than the iPhone!
It could become the mother of all technological revolutions. Apple sold a mere 1 billion iPhones in 10 years but a new breakthrough is expected to generate more than 27 billion devices in just 3 years, creating a $1.7 trillion market.
Zacks has just released a Special Report that spotlights this fast-emerging phenomenon and 6 tickers for taking advantage of it. If you don't buy now, you may kick yourself in 2021.
Image: Bigstock
Hawaiian Airlines to Offer Some Travelers Coronavirus Tests
Hawaiian Holdings’ (HA - Free Report) subsidiary Hawaiian Airlines will begin offering drive-through COVID-19 tests to travelers from select U.S. mainland cities so that they can escape Hawaii's mandatory 14-day quarantine requirement in case they test negative. Following this news, shares of the company gained 3.2% at the close of business on Sep 25.
The move is aimed at attracting passengers as coronavirus keeps air-travel demand suppressed. Hawaiian Airlines has partnered with Worksite Labs to offer PCR testing for $90 or $150, with the former giving results within 36 hours and the latter meant to be used as a day-of-travel express service. The airline expects to start offering the service around Oct 15 to let travelers who test negative within 72 hours of departure be exempted from Hawaii's quarantine rule upon arrival. Testing labs will initially be available near Los Angeles (“LAX”) and San Francisco (“SFO”) international airports. Later, the carrier plans to introduce additional testing locations at other U.S. mainland gateways.
Amid coronavirus concerns, some of the safety measures Hawaiian Airlines has adopted include requiring customers to fill up a health-acknowledgment form declaring that they do not have coronavirus symptoms. Passengers are also required to wear a face mask or covering at the airport and during the journey. Additionally, the airline is frequently disinfecting lobby areas, kiosks and ticket counters to ensure passenger safety. Moreover, to maintain physical distancing, the carrier will continue to cap cabin capacity at 70% through October.
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. Price
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. price | Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. Quote
Hawaiian Airlines’ move to offer coronavirus tests to some travelers replicates a similar measure taken by United Airlines (UAL - Free Report) . The carrier recently launched a COVID-19 pilot-testing program to make it easier for customers to travel to destinations that have mandatory quarantine requirements upon arrival.
Beginning Oct 15, passengers traveling from San Francisco International Airport to Hawaii can either take a rapid test at the airport or a self-collected, mail-in test ahead of their journey to avoid Hawaii’s mandatory 14-day quarantine requirement in case they test negative.
While Hawaiian Holdings carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), United Airlines carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Key Picks
Some better-ranked stocks in the broader Transportation sector are JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT - Free Report) and Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc (KNX - Free Report) , both carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Shares of JB Hunt and Knight-Swift have gained 10.7% and 17.3% respectively so far this year.
More Stock News: This Is Bigger than the iPhone!
It could become the mother of all technological revolutions. Apple sold a mere 1 billion iPhones in 10 years but a new breakthrough is expected to generate more than 27 billion devices in just 3 years, creating a $1.7 trillion market.
Zacks has just released a Special Report that spotlights this fast-emerging phenomenon and 6 tickers for taking advantage of it. If you don't buy now, you may kick yourself in 2021.
Click here for the 6 trades >>