FACTBOX-Asian countries coronavirus testing and quarantine rules for air crew Reuters 1/25/2021
Jan 25 (Reuters) - Cathay Pacific Airways said on Monday Hong Kong will implement a 14-day hotel quarantine from February for crew members returning home from passenger and cargo flights, a move likely to reduce airline capacity.
Asian countries have put in place some of the world s strictest testing and quarantine regimes for travellers and air crew to control the spread of the novel coronavirus.
These are the air crew requirements in some other Asian jurisdictions.
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All flight crew are tested on arrival.
Passenger flight crew that had an overnight layover in another country are quarantined at a designated place and need to take nucleic acid tests on the third and seventh day after arrival, though they can continue flying internationally in the meantime.
The 20 safest airlines to fly in 2021, according to experts Jan 24, 2021, 12:26 PM
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 13: American Airlines Boeing 777-323ER arrives at Los Angeles international Airport on January 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
AirlineRatings just unveiled its list of the world s safest airlines for 2021, according to the site s experts, narrowing the top 20 from a list of 385.
The US had a great showing with six of the 11 major American carriers making the top 20 cut while Asia performed poorly.
Carriers in Oceania and the Middle East also dominated the highest spots, continuing the trend from last year.
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