American Airlines is collaborating with several foreign governments to begin offering preflight COVID-19 testing for customers traveling to international destinations, starting with Jamaica and the Bahamas. The carrier says that it plans to expand the program to additional markets in the weeks and months ahead.
Initial testing program for Jamaica will begin at Miami (MIA) next month. American is engaged with the Bahamas and CARICOM (The Caribbean Community) to expand program across the Caribbean. Preflight testing will also soon be available for travel from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Hawaii.
“The pandemic has changed our business in ways we never could have expected, but all the while, the entire American Airlines team has eagerly tackled the challenge of reimagining the way we deliver a safe, healthy and enjoyable travel experience for our customers,” said Robert Isom, President of American Airlines. “Our plan for this initial phase of preflight testing reflects the ingenuity and care our team is putting into rebuilding confidence in air travel, and we view this as an important step in our work to accelerate an eventual recovery of demand.”