HONOULU (KHON2) — The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation is notifying domestic air travelers departing from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to budget extra time for their pre-flight baggage inspection, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection stations are facing issues with staffing.
Starting April 6, only one agricultural inspection point will be open in Lobby 7 after 8 a.m., with the inspection station in front of American Airlines will be open from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. In Lobby 8, there will be one inspection station after 8 a.m. and the station in front of the ANA counters will be closed indefinitely.
Lobby 5 inspection stations will open at 8:55 a.m., concurrent with the opening of the Alaska Airlines counters. All other stations will open at 5 a.m.
All passengers flying to the mainland, Alaska or Guam are required to have USDA officials inspect their baggage to restrict the movement of plants, insects and hazardous plant diseases.