A connector assembly, in particular for airbag restraint systems, comprising: a connector housing comprising a plug-in portion and two primary latching arms (20a, 20b), arranged on opposite sides of the plug-in portion and secondary locking means, assigned to the connector housing and arranged relatively movable to the connector housing from an open position to a locked position, said locking means comprises blocking portions, that are adapted to block a release movement of the latching arms (20a, 20b) when the locking means is in its locked position, wherein the secondary locking means comprises two separate locking members (130a, 130b) and each of the two separate locking members (130a, 130b) is assigned to one of the primary latching arms (20a; 20b) to block a release movement of the assigned latching arm (20a; 20b) and each of the two separate locking members (130a; 130b) is adapted to be independently moveable between the open position and the locked position wherein each locking member (130a, 130b) comprises an actuating release handle (134a,134b) to allow an un-latching of the primary latching arms (20a, 20b), characterized in that: the release handles are arranged adjacent to each other, the connector assembly further comprising a cover at least partly surrounding the secondary locking means around a mating axis, wherein the cover has at least one, in mating direction elongated, opening and wherein a portion of the secondary locking means closes the opening in the open position and the locked position, and wherein the cover comprises an outer surface and a deepening, wherein the deepening extends from the outer surface inwards to the cover and along the mating axis, defining a channel, wherein the at least one elongated opening is located in the channel. a connector housing comprising a plug-in portion and two primary latching arms (20a, 20b), arranged on opposite sides of the plug-in portion and secondary locking means, assigned to the connector housing and arranged relatively movable to the connector housing from an open position to a locked position, said locking means comprises blocking portions, that are adapted to block a release movement of the latching arms (20a, 20b) when the locking means is in its locked position, wherein the secondary locking means comprises two separate locking members (130a, 130b) and each of the two separate locking members (130a, 130b) is assigned to one of the primary latching arms (20a; 20b) to block a release movement of the assigned latching arm (20a; 20b) and each of the two separate locking members (130a; 130b) is adapted to be independently moveable between the open position and the locked position wherein each locking member (130a, 130b) comprises an actuating release handle (134a,134b) to allow an un-latching of the primary latching arms (20a, 20b), characterized in that: the release handles are arranged adjacent to each other, the connector assembly further comprising a cover at least partly surrounding the secondary locking means around a mating axis, wherein the cover has at least one, in mating direction elongated, opening and wherein a portion of the secondary locking means closes the opening in the open position and the locked position, and wherein the cover comprises an outer surface and a deepening, wherein the deepening extends from the outer surface inwards to the cover and along the mating axis, defining a channel, wherein the at least one elongated opening is located in the channel.