Helsinki’s COVID-19 sniffer dogs receive hero awards from kennel club
Helsinki Airport’s COVID-19 sniffer dogs, on duty daily to help prevent the spread of the pandemic, have received Special Hero Dog Awards from...
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Airport Health Accreditation for Cambodia’s international airports
Cambodia’s Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanouk airports have been accredited in ACI’s Airport Health Accreditation programme. The gateways are key assets of...
Rome Fiumicino to trial ‘COVID-tested’ corridors on flights from the US
Rome Fiumicino is set to become the first airport in Europe to activate ‘COVID-tested’ safe air corridors on flights coming from the US,...
Madrid Barajas is Europe’s most passenger friendly capital city airport
According to booking platform Omio, Madrid Barajas is Europe’s most “passenger friendly” capital city airport based on a study of 30 gateways across...
London Gatwick to introduce new COVID-19 screening service
It will cost money to use, but London Gatwick and ExpressTest today announced the opening of a brand-new COVID-19 screening centre at the...
Biometric boarding for international flights at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has introduced biometric boarding for all passengers on departing international flights. According to the Florida gateway, its new system...
Abu Dhabi trialling new ‘Smart Travel’ system
Abu Dhabi International Airport is trialling a new enhanced ‘Smart Travel’ system, which it is confident will “shorten queues and streamline processes throughout...
Airlines support global approach to health testing to restore faith in aviation
The three global airline alliances, oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance, have joined ACI World in announcing their support for ICAO’s second-phase Council on...
Quarantine free travel bubble to open between Hong Kong and Singapore
ACI Asia-Pacific welcomes the implementation of a quarantine-free air travel bubble between Hong Kong SAR and Singapore. It claims that the arrangement, open...
AeroGround becomes biggest ground handler at Berlin Brandenburg
Munich Airport subsidiary, AeroGround, has become the biggest ground handler at Germany’s new Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER). The addition of the Lufthansa Group...
International safety award for Glasgow Airport
Glasgow Airport has scooped the International Safety Award from the British Safety Council in recognition of its commitment to keeping its workers and...
APTRA’s COVID-19 testing campaign to governments gaining traction
The Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association’s call for governments to implement standardised COVID-19 testing on passengers is beginning gain some traction, with 10...
