By CBSLA Staff
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — United Airlines will start offering free COVID-19 testing to passengers ahead of their flights as part of a new pilot program.
The airline hopes the move will help get more people traveling again.
READ MORE: California Focusing On Urgent Projects As Wildfire Season LoomsThe testing, which will start as just a trial program, could essentially guarantee that everyone aboard the aircraft is COVID-19 negative.
READ MORE: Future Of Hollywood's Cinerama Dome Still In QuestionThe four-week trial run will start on Nov. 16 for people flying between Newark and London.
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