KUALA LUMPUR: Airlines operated by AirAsia Aviation Ltd have been awarded a 7/7 grade by airlineratings.com for maintaining the highest levels of safety and operational integrity.
In a statement today, the company said this follows a similar rating achieved by the airlines at the height of the pandemic in 2020.
AirAsia Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines received this recognition for their robust and comprehensive Covid-19 mitigation plans through an announcement by airlineratings.com on Saturday, February 5, 2022.
Today, the airline group was also named one of the top 20 safest low-cost airlines for 2022 by the same panel of experts at airlineratings.com.
The airline group was also amongst the first to achieve the highest Covid-19 safety ratings from airlineratings.com in 2020 for all the innovations introduced to make flying safer and more hygienic than ever in the new world of air travel.
AirAsia Aviation is a subsidiary of Capital A Bhd (formerly known as AirAsia Group Bhd).
AirAsia Aviation group chief executive officer Bo Lingam said AirAsia has made it mandatory for only fully vaccinated guests allowed onboard its flights, operated by fully vaccinated flight crew.
"This also applies to the ground staff at the terminal, including those handling baggage and guest services.
"On top of that, AirAsia pilots and crew are sent for retraining and refresher courses so that they are always on top of the game.
"As a leader in driving innovation to make the customer experience more seamless than ever, we have truly stepped up our game with new technologies and procedures to take the hassle out of flying, which our customers demand.
"These include our new FACES biometric facial recognition system to deliver an end to end fully contactless procedure for our guests," he said.
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