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COVID-19 News Roundup

Tracking the impact of the pandemic on travel

COVID-19 News Roundup

When the pandemic was first declared in March 2020, ATPCO understood the value of keeping track of industry-related news in the quickly changing environment. We tracked aviation news and developments from the start of the pandemic through December 2020. This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times. We are now looking forward to recovery and a post-recovery world.

  
Region Date Organization Sort descending Summary
EMEA 19 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa reaches deal with pilots to cut costs
EMEA 24 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa opens walk-in COVID-19 testing facility at HAM
EMEA 14 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Hikes Its Third-Party Booking Fee Despite the Crisis
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to cut more jobs as it loses 500 million euros a month
EMEA 06 Oct 2020 Lufthansa No new pilots needed for ‘very long time’: Lufthansa training arm
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa puts 87,000 workers on reduced hours
EMEA 13 Apr 2020 Lufthansa LHG permanently retires 9% of Lufthansa branded fleet
EMEA 21 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Nears Rescue, Making Germany Its Top Shareholder
EMEA 29 May 2020 Lufthansa German official sees Lufthansa bailout in reach, demands fairness
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Shareholders Agree to $10.1 Billion Government Bailout
EMEA 06 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Predicts Slow Recovery as It Reports €1.7B Q2 Loss
EMEA 19 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa subsidiaries to get vital financial injection
EMEA 23 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to start pre-flight "rapid COVID testing" next month
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Will Fly To Just Six Long Haul Destinations
EMEA 05 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa CEO Argues Bailout Conditions: ‘Nobody Wants The State At The Helm Of Lufthansa’
EMEA 19 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa expects hundreds of aircraft to be grounded until 2022
EMEA 28 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa balks at surrendering slots in exchange for aid
EMEA 03 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa plans far-reaching restructuring to repay bailout
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa soars after top shareholder backs bailout
EMEA 12 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa slashes costs by shelving deliveries for 2020-21
EMEA 22 Sep 2020 Lufthansa What To Expect From Lufthansa’s New Airline: Ocean
EMEA 20 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group continues to amend flight schedule
EMEA 07 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa seeking 9 billion euro bailout
EMEA 27 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa refuses to approve $9.9 billion bailout over EU conditions
EMEA 03 Jun 2020 Lufthansa German airline Lufthansa reports $2.3bn net loss in first quarter
EMEA 23 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Germany dares Lufthansa's billionaire top shareholder to scuttle $15b bailout
EMEA 06 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa is looking beyond 2024 for the recovery in air travel
EMEA 23 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Austrian Extends Flight Grounding Until Mid-April
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa operating just 18 long-haul flights per week
EMEA 27 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Board Holds Up Rescue in Protest at EU Slot Demand
EMEA 19 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa may sell Brussels Airlines or let it go bankrupt
EMEA 23 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to close SunExpress Germany
EMEA 25 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Plans Job Cuts, More COVID Testing to Boost Customer Confidence
EMEA 26 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Abandons Offices, Parks Planes to Cut Costs in Winter
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Brussels Airlines Extends Flight Suspension to 15 May
EMEA 29 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa may prefer creditor protection to government ownership
EMEA 05 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group to operate 70 per cent of long-haul routes by September
EMEA 19 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa bailout in jeopardy as top shareholder seeks other options
EMEA 21 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group Launches Return Flight Guarantees For Passengers Affected By Coronavirus
EMEA 13 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa prepares launch of new leisure unit Ocean
EMEA 30 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Weighs Cutting More Jobs as Travel Slump Endures
EMEA 08 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Reveals That 1% Of Passengers Tested Had COVID-19
EMEA 23 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to Give Frequent, Premium Travelers Priority for Rapid Covid-19 Testing
EMEA 26 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa says 30,000 jobs at risk over pandemic
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Three Lufthansa Group Airlines Got New CEOs Last Week
EMEA 30 Mar 2020 Lufthansa A Billionaire Is The Lufthansa Group’s New Largest Shareholder
EMEA 31 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Air France, Lufthansa And Emirates Hit Hardest By March EU Flight Restrictions
EMEA 29 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa “will not abandon Brussels Airlines”
EMEA 15 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group publishes June schedule with plans to fly 1,800 weekly flights
EMEA 08 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa secures €600 million state aid package for Austrian