KHON2. The case is a first of its kind. Though Hawaii and the airlines want you to travel there, they want to avoid both the spread of the virus and the liability it must bring.
Hawaii is an American tropical Paradise that is accessible, but only if you follow the very strict rules in the air and on the islands.Airlines are not responsible for things that are not reasonably within their direct control.
COVID is something far different from things such as a crash where the airline is liable. "One would be the assumption of the risk, passengers know they're getting confined space during this pandemic.
So, they assume there's a risk that they could catch COVID," said aviation consumer attorney Jim Brauchle of the Motley-Rice law firm.