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British Airways and Lufthansa become first airlines to gain a Covid-19 safety rating from Skytrax, with both awarded a ‘commendable’ four stars The rating is based on a ‘detailed investigation’ of Covid-19 safety measures It covers ‘customer risk and concern elements in the airport and onboard’ BA’s airport standards were based on its operations at Terminal … Read more
A mother-of-one has been left ‘humiliated, embarrassed and highly offended’ after getting kicked off her flight due to her revealing outfit. Eve J Marie, 26, was flying from Dallas, Texas, to Tulsa, Oklahoma, alongside her seven-year-old son on Thursday, October 29 with Southwest Airlines, when the flight attendants asked her to step off the plane. … Read more
A former flight attendant is suing China Southern Airlines for suspending him after his sexual orientation was made public without his consent last year, in a rare legal manoeuvre that pits him against the country’s largest airline. A video showing the man kissing another man, alleged to be his colleague, was leaked on Chinese social … Read more
Airports and airlines are installing futuristic technologies in preparation for when travel restrictions are finally eased. Touchless technologies, such as digital toilet queues, and systems that monitor passengers temperatures throughout flights, will be used to reduce the risk of the coronavirus spreading. High-tech safety measures are already being installed in Avalon Airport in Melbourne, Victoria’s second … Read more
United Airlines will trial free, 30-minute COVID-19 tests for passengers flying from Newark to London – but travelers with negative results will STILL need to quarantine for 14 days in the UK United Airlines passengers traveling from Newark to London will receive free rapid testing as part of a new trial Travelers over the age … Read more
‘The writing is on the wall for aviation’: IATA warns that airlines are unable to cut costs deep enough to save jobs, with 51million at risk and £1.4TRILLION in global economic activity threatened IATA’s Alexandre de Juniac said action is needed to avoid economic catastrophe He urged governments to rapidly ramp up systematic testing to … Read more
Woman is tasered on board Spirit Airlines flight after wild brawl breaks out because she refuses to wear a face mask Passenger identified as Nyasy Veronique Payne was tasered on board flight which landed in Puerto Rico on Sunday Video recorded on the plane shows Payne punching a man in a white t-shirt Fellow passengers claimed … Read more
Longest regularly scheduled domestic route in US is back as Hawaiian Airlines resumes services to Boston, New York and the rest of its 13-city mainland network in time for the holidays The airline, Hawaii’s flag carrier, announced Wednesday those services would resume in December Hawaiian Airlines first introduced the arduous 5,095-mile journey between Honolulu and … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Gloomy winter ahead for airlines as quarantine restrictions mean more flights are grounded By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 22 October 2020 Any hopes of a winter holiday boom that could make up for a dismal summer have been well and truly … Read more
One of the world’s longest commercial flights to restart: Singapore Airlines set to reinstate non-stop services between New York and Singapore in November The airline will operate the Airbus A350-900 long-range aircraft on the route It has 42 business class, 24 premium economy and 187 economy class seats Carrier said it ‘represents an important step in … Read more