The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) is advising domestic air travelers departing out of the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to allow extra time for pre-flight baggage inspection due to staffing capacity at U.S.D.A. inspection stations.
There is currently one agricultural inspection station open in Lobby 7 after 8 a.m. and one in Lobby 8.
In Lobby 7, the inspection station in front of the American Airlines check-in counters will be open from 5 to 8 a.m. only, while in Lobby 8, the inspection station in front of the ANA counters will be closed until further notice.
The inspection station in Lobby 5 will open at 8:55 a.m., the same time Alaska Airlines opens its check-in counters.
All other USDA inspection stations will open at 5 a.m.
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