Alaska Airlines has introduced a pre-clearance program for its passengers travelling to Hawaii, which offers an exemption from quarantine before departure. The program will facilitate passengers to avoid long queues and bypass the screening process at airports with an approved negative COVID-19 test. Launched in coordination with Hawaiian officials, Alaska Airlines ( ALK ) stated that the program "is the first of its kind to allow guests to obtain an exemption from the state's mandatory 14-day quarantine before departure."