ISLAMABAD: There may have been far fewer airplanes in the skies this past year, but if one is looking ahead to future travel, heed of the latest rankings of the world s safest airlines must be taken.
The website surveys 430 airlines for Covid-19 compliance.
“A total of 119 airlines have achieved the highest Covid-19 rating of seven stars but it is disappointing to see that 117 get a zero for compliance, or have no information for the public on their Covid policies on their website,” Thomas added.
For full compliance airlines must have
seven criteria in place: website information on COVID19 procedures; face masks for passengers; personal protection equipment for the crew; modified meal service; deep clean of aircraft, personal sanitizer kit, and social distancing onboarding.
The world’s top 20 safest airlines for 2021
Photo source: Qantas
World’s Top 20 Safest Airlines for 2021 from the 385 different carriers it monitors.
Cathay Pacific to reopen HK flights to London next week
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
Cathay Pacific Airways yesterday announced that it would resume one-way flight service from Hong Kong to London from Tuesday next week, adding that flights from the UK to Hong Kong would remain suspended.
The airline suspended flights between the territory and the UK on Dec. 21 due to the severity of a new strain of COVID-19 first reported in the UK.
One-way flights to London are to depart on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday next week, as well as on Jan. 18, Jan. 21 and Jan. 24, the company said.