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APAC airports including Japan’s Haneda Airport, Singapore Changi Airport and Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport are featured prominently in Safe Travel Barometer’s global leaderboard.

Asian airports moving up the safety ranksBeijing's Daxing leaps ahead of Middle Eastern heavyweights of Dubai and Hamad international airports: Safe Travel Barometer

Emirates will be serving drinks in the A380 lounge bar for a while yet, with Singapore Airlines and Japan’s ANA also giving the superjumbo another chance.

Last drinks for the A380? Don’t bet on itFinal superjumbo leaves Airbus' Toulouse factory in France.

Qatar Airways among carriers with the "diamond" rating, which is awarded to airlines that reach "hospital-grade level health safety".

Airline health safety ratings are taking offGlobal audits abound as airlines raise the bar to be Covid-19 compliant.

Scoot is currently trialling a new digital platform for Covid-19 tests and verification at check-in.

Airlines ready to fly in the face of pandemicNews Wrap: Tracking efforts to reopen global travel through digital passes.

Queensland is the big winner from Australia’s half-price air ticket promotion. Pictured: Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast

Half-price air tickets for Aussies, but not everyone's happyGovernment accused of pandering to the regions while neglecting the capital cities.

Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport is home to the Shiseido Forest Valley, a 900-tree, 60-000 shrub indoor landscape.

Keep your passports, it's time to play at the airportsTrampolines, indoor forests and glamping are taking off in airports as these hubs transform into traveltainment spaces.

IATA hopes its Travel Pass will become the safety standard for travel worldwide.

Explainer: What you need to know about IATA Travel PassIATA hopes the app will unlock global travel and counter the potential for fraudulent Covid certificates.

“Inconsistent and incoherent” applications of border measures have made it extremely challenging for the resumption of cross-border air travel, said AAPA's Subhas Menon.

AAPA throws weight behind digital travel passesBecause a harmonised rollout of measures would allow governments to open borders without the need for quarantine.

SIA Group announced that its three passenger airlines — SIA, SilkAir and Scoot — operated 11 February flights with a full set of vaccinated pilots and crew.

These airlines have nabbed the jabAll relevant staff at Etihad and El Al have received the Covid-19 jab, while Singapore Airlines operates first flights with...

Negative Covid-19 results have increasingly become a requirement for international and even domestic travel around the world.

Fake results could cause real problems for travelFraudulent Covid documents are making their way into the dark web as criminals look to profit from travel restrictions.