China’s first aircraft with high-speed IFEC takes off
Qingdao Airlines A320 first to use the Ka band satcom based IFEC
British Airways reopens some Heathrow T5 lounges
Opens Galleries First, Galleries South Club and Arrivals lounges at Heathrow, Terminal 5
Finnair’s passenger “ Clean Kit ”, onboard service changes and Helsinki lounge reopens
The kit contains hand sanitiser and surface wipes
KLM restarts flights to 8 European cities
Makes wearing face masks on board compulsory
Biometrics at land border between Hungary and Serbia
First ABC system at a bus terminal in Schengen area
Hong Kong Airport trials robot cleaners and passenger disinfection
High-touch surfaces in the terminal are coated to destroy viruses
easyJet may keep middle seat empty when flights resume
easyJet is considering leaving the middle seats empty when it starts flying again
Etihad Airways to trial medical checks at self-service devices
Contactless devices will monitor temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate
Plaza Premium opens new lounge at Sydney Airport
First Plaza Premium at Sydney Airport, thiird in Australia
British Airways trials fully autonomous wheelchairs
Trial to help passengers navigate terminal independently
SWISS takes delivery of its first A320neo
First of 25 A320neo family aircraft ordered by Swiss
Hong Kong Airlines to add in-flight connectivity from Aerkomm
Will use AERKOMM IFEC on A320 and A330-300 aircraft
Southampton Airport employs dogs to enhance passenger experience
Airport is in a mission to re-home adorable pooches
Fiumicino airport trials biometrics at departures
First airport in Italy to trial biometrics for departures
British Airways to trial Bill the robot for passenger service
British Airways says it wants to enable its airport staff to concentrate on more complex customer queries.
