Skytrax hygiene audit team left shocked by Zanzibar airport’s ‘complete lack of Covid-19 measures’ 

‘A complete lack of Covid-19 measures’ at an airport on the paradise archipelago of Zanzibar has left a hygiene audit team shocked. Respected UK-based air transport rating agency Skytrax said that Abeid Amani Karume International Airport was ‘failing on Covid-19 safety protocols’ after it assessed measures and standards at the airport earlier this month. It … Read more

Qatar Airways gets five-star Covid-19 safety rating from Skytrax, Edinburgh Airport gets four stars

Qatar Airways has become the world’s first long-haul airline to receive a maximum five-star ‘Covid-19 Airline Safety Rating’ from Skytrax. The respected UK-based air transport rating agency found the carrier had ‘adopted a broad and robust range of safety and hygiene measures to accommodate customers’ after assessing standards on its flights and at its home … Read more

British Airways and Lufthansa become first airlines to gain a Covid-19 safety rating from Skytrax

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

Rome Airport is first to be awarded 5 stars for Covid safety by Skytrax, with Heathrow awarded 3

Rome Airport is first in the world to be awarded five stars for its coronavirus safety measures by respected rating agency Skytrax, with Heathrow, Malaga and Nice awarded three The Covid-19 ratings involve Skytrax audit teams physically visiting each airport  The Rome audit was conducted over three days in September  Skytrax said at Rome Fiumicino, … Read more