Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Columbia to New York
Entry restrictions
The United States has restricted the entry of all foreign nationals who have passed through or have been in China, Iran, Most European Countries (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City), the UK, Ireland, Brazil and South Africa in the past 14 days.
With the exception of certain travelers which includes certain family members of US citizens or permanent residents including; spouses, children (under the age of 21), parents (provided that his/her US citizen or permanent resident child is unmarried and under the age of 21), and siblings (provided that both the sibling and the US citizen or permanent resident are unmarried and under the age of 21);
There is also an exception for travelers with the following visas: A-1, A-2, C-1, C-1/D, C-2, C-3, CR-1, CR-2, D, E-1 (as an employee of TECRO or TECO or the employee's immediate family members), G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, IR-1, IR-4, IH-4, NATO-1 through NATO-4, or NATO-6 visa;
Members of the US Armed Forces, spouses, and children of members of the US Armed Forces;
Travelers with invitation of the USA government for a purpose related to the containment/mitigation of the Coronavirus (COVID-19);
Travelers with documents issued by the US Department of Homeland Security, US Customs and Border Protection, or US Department of State indicating that the traveler is exempt from the restriction;
B1 crew crewmembers that are engaged in lightering, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) activity, wind farm activity, private air/sea crew and other similar crewmember activities;
Students with an F-1 or M-1 visa and their F-2 and M-2 dependents, if they arrive from or have been in Ireland, the UK or Schengen Area in the past 14 days.
Entry requirements
All travelers, 2 years of age or older (including US citizens and transit passenger) must present a negative COVID-19 viral or antigen test result issued 72 hours prior to departure or have a proof of recovery from the virus within the last 90 days prior to boarding the plane.
Travelers must complete a disclosure and attestation form before departure.
Exemptions or waiver to the testing requirements may be granted by the CDC on an extremely limited basis when emergency travel (like an emergency medical evacuation) must occur to preserve someone’s life, health against a serious danger, or physical safety and testing cannot be completed before travel.
US citizens and permanent residents arriving from the UK must present a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR or antigen test result issued within 72 hours prior to departure.
Travelers arriving in New York State must complete the Traveler Health Form.
Travelers arriving in Massachusetts must complete the Massachusetts Health Form.
Quarantine requirements
Travelers are advised to get tested 3-5 days after travel and stay home and self-quarantine for 7 days after travel. Even if they test negative, they must still stay home and self-quarantine for the full 7 days. If the test is positive, isolate to protect others from getting infected.
Travelers who did not get tested, are advised to stay home and self-quarantine for 10 days after travel.
All other info
Travelers are subject to COVID-19 measures set by the state/territory of their final destination. For more information go to CDC website.
There are currently 1,106 active cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in US and 0 deaths as of Mar 3 2021
Please see our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Travel Restrictions page for more information on restrictions worldwide.
There are no direct flights for this route listed on KAYAK, the shortest multi-flight duration is 4h 27m.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets were found on American Airlines ($128) and United Airlines ($178), and the lowest round-trip tickets have been found on United Airlines ($255) and American Airlines ($278).
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From Columbia to New York, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Tuesday is the most expensive. Flying from New York back to Columbia , the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Friday being the most expensive.
When flying out of Columbia you will be using Columbia Regional, often referred to as Columbia Airport. You will be landing at one of these airports: New York LaGuardia, Newark or New York John F Kennedy Intl.
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Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
Pros: "Great cre"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "We had to wait for an hour on the runway until we could approach the gate"
Cons: "No personal entertainment system. Has to use my phone."
Pros: "Seat extremely comfortable."
Cons: "We sat waiting a few minutes after everyone was onboard."
Pros: "A bit more legroom than united airlines. Tvs were a plus. The service was excellent and they give you a full can of soda instead of just a dram."
Cons: "Nothing really it was a great value for the price."
Cons: "No delay"
Cons: "On time departure. Meal service."
Pros: "Everything. The entertainment was ok. I think a movie would be better than the shows"
Cons: "if I would’ve been in first :)"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Landing, temperature, passengers"
Cons: "Delayed"
Cons: "The seats could be bigger."
Cons: "Seamless."
Pros: "Wi-Fi was adequate"
Cons: "I paid extra for a better seat, but it still felt cramped. The tray was crooked and I had no priority boarding."
Pros: "Easy check in and Boarding"
Cons: "Poor food choices for vegetarians"
Pros: "We had to wait in the airplane upon arrival in La Guardia NY because wheelchair was not ready."
Pros: "Early arrival"
Pros: "Excellent service by the airline stewardess"
Cons: "Wait time to board"
Pros: "Quick boarding, on time departure and early arrival. No waiting for a gate at LGA upon arrival - excellent."
Pros: "movie."
Cons: "a little loud in the cabin."
Pros: "good price."
Cons: "La Guardia Airport is a kind of messy. Some people in AA are rude, specially ground personnel."
Pros: "On time take off"
Cons: "Late late cancelled chaos in reassignment late late One agent threw up hands said I'm done and left with long line of passengers not yet reassigned Person behind me asked why didn't we take Delta?"
Pros: "the team was great, boarsing smooth, arrived early"
Cons: "we waited an hour for the bags to arrive on the carousel. What's that about? Get it together and have the bags out in time. We're just sitting here waiting for them over an hour - there are no other arrivals in this terminal. What's going on?"
Cons: "Everything was great."
Pros: "Boarding staff helped in rearranging seats on request"
Cons: "No snacks provided only beverages supplied"
Pros: "On time departure/early arrival"
Cons: "Boarding g process a bit chaotic"
Pros: "Everything"
Cons: "No gluten free snacks"
Pros: "Allthough is was I bird strike, y'all handled the delay good."
Cons: "I have no made it to New York yet."
Cons: "Itthe ground staff (red coat agents) at MIA extremely unhelpful and arrogant. I am visually impaired, asked for assistance to check luggage, asked for assistance and was simply tol to go to end of the line at a counter that was at least fifty yards away. Upon my. O planning of the lack of service as simply to go talk to the manager."
Pros: "Left on time arrived at destination early"
Cons: "Stewardess didn't smile was abrupt impatient"
Pros: "Almost always on time, captain keeps us updated, friendly airline staff"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Efficiency and price"
Pros: "Very professional and friendly."
Cons: "N/A"
Cons: "Refer to above. Both flights were horrible."
Cons: "Everyone excellent"
Pros: "boarding was in time, and comfort."
Cons: "comfort was very good"
Pros: "Everything"
Cons: "No dislikes"
Cons: "Not flying."
Pros: "On time"
Pros: "Being able to have my own individual entertainment. Staff handled the situation at hand with dealing with everyone's frustration pretty well."
Cons: "That we had to wait for a pilot to show up for the original pilot fidnt show up for work. Then had to deboard just to get back on 15 minutes later as too many people wanted to get off, which delayed take off."
Cons: "No refreshments"
Cons: "Had to fly to JFK instead of LGA. so inconvenient"
Cons: "Always a problem with these guys"
Pros: "Everything!"
Pros: "Staff was pleasant"
Pros: "EVERYTHING"
Cons: "EVERYTHING"
Pros: "Great attendance kind courtesy"
Cons: "Boarding group announcrments were hard to understand. Aisle were full of people getting settled and nobody could move. Loading back to front makes more sense."
Pros: "Everything went how it should."
Cons: "N/A"
Pros: "The seats were large and comfortable"
Cons: "I had to ask to get a drink, and was never offered food. Granted it was a red eye, but I was never even offered a cookie. I expected more after paying for first class. Plus, since it was an older plane, it didn't have the power ports they advertise. The guy sitting next to me didn't want to watch tv, but it didnt work and the screen wouldn't go off. They didn't offer him anything as a apology."
Cons: "El vuelo se atraso"
Cons: "Waited too long to land"
Pros: "I liked that you guys had free movies. Good ones at that."
Cons: "I didn't like the snacks."
Cons: "Had to pay if you wanted to watch regular tv."
Cons: "After getting pushed back 3 times it finally got canceled and left me and 4 other strangers to drive back home so I wouldn't miss work. Another not being late to work in the military is not good to go."
Cons: "They switched a lot of seats around. I was supposed to be in row 22 and was pushed to the back of the plane."
Cons: "Weelchair service is bad"
Pros: "The snack"
Cons: "For the price I paid, it was a terrible seat, no room with 2 people sitting on either side."
Cons: "The wi fi did not work"
Pros: "Good."
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Cons: "G hj j"
Pros: "Staff courtesy was outstanding. This is my 2nd trip with United Airlines. Much success to your United in the years ahead. Ritza"
Pros: "Professional service and on time departure"
Pros: "Everything was on time"
Cons: "Seat cushion uncomfortable, seat back wouldn't stay forward"
Pros: "Never again with United small seat dirty bathroom only 2 restroom for 300 ppl"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Ride was good. Attendants were good. Other passengers were cooperative and compliant."
Cons: "This plane, as most others nowadays, was cramped for space."
Cons: "Everything"
Cons: "Food"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "The area around me was very dirty. Made me a bit uncomfortable"
Pros: "Courteous and friendly employees..helpful"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "We had a delay and everyone was very helpful!!"
Pros: "Flights were on time..."
Cons: "They should offer free movies and this silly bags of nuts; can someone be more creative?"
Cons: "A caramel waffle is definitely better than salted pretzel sticks but the airline should at least offer chips or cookies."
Pros: "Absolutely Nothing!"
Cons: "The whole nightmare of flying on United worst travel ever. never again"
Pros: "My co flyer"
Cons: "Departing do late, and this is the second time on a row"
Cons: "A lot of turbulence but what can you do."
Pros: "Peaceful"
Pros: "Very efficient and timely"
Pros: "I liked that I slept the whole way."
Cons: "That united barely serves any snacks, need something besides that wafer that won't even make a dent in hunger."
Cons: "The tv and movie did not work"
Cons: "You all didn't have a seat nor wheel chair service for me I was from 10am until 2thats when they found another airline for me to get on and I missed my appointment due to airline over booking my seat so there I'm sending a letter of displeasing service for a refund ."
Cons: "The service was good, and the food tasty, but not very much. Also, the guy next to me couldn't sit still, but that is not the fault of the airline."
Pros: "The complimentary movie, and the incredibly nice service."
Pros: "Employees were very nice Very easy to board/check in"
Pros: "The new planes are great."
Pros: "On time!"
Cons: "No complaints"
Cons: "Checked luggage took close to 45 mins to arrive"
Pros: "I was very disappointed for the price I paid I expected a bit more of everything there"
Cons: "paying for baggage no food service"
Cons: "WIFI was not working"
Pros: "Boarding was quick"
Cons: "No video player"
Cons: "It was a bit delayed"
Cons: "They lost our luggage"
Airlines flying from Columbia to New York have enacted additional safety measures and adjusted policies to better accommodate travelers. Policies vary by airline.
Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Columbia to New York
Mandatory masks
Masks required on board, masks provided on flights from Columbia to New York
Social distancing seating
Middle seats unavailable to book on flights from Columbia to New York
Pre-flight testing
Testing for antibodies, testing for symptoms for flights from Columbia to New York
Flexible cancellations
Waiving of change fees. Search flexible flights from Columbia to New York
Average price | Average duration | |
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Flights | $249 | 4h 27m |
Buses | $313 | 33h 53m |