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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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 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
EMEA 11 Jun 2020 Lufthansa German airline Lufthansa plans to cut 22,000 jobs
EMEA 08 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa airlines to slash leadership, cut 1,000 administrative jobs
EMEA 26 Aug 2020 Lufthansa LUFTHANSA TOPS LIST OF COVID-SAFE CARRIERS IN NEW RESEARCH
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa takes 1.1 bln euro impairment as it further shrinks fleet
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group to adopt buy on board
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to Cut Nearly 40,000 More Jobs: Report
EMEA 24 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Expects Cash Shortage Within Weeks
EMEA 29 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Austria says it might demand Lufthansa stake for Austrian Airlines aid
EMEA 15 May 2020 Lufthansa Belgium tells Lufthansa state aid possible if conditions met
EMEA 09 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group airlines significantly expands flight schedule until September
EMEA 28 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa returns to JFK airport with flights to Frankfurt
EMEA 10 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to Shed Biggest Planes in Deepening Fleet Shakeup
EMEA 11 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to scrap entire widebody fleets, more layoffs to entail
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa prepares to double job cuts to nearly 40,000
EMEA 21 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Announces Reduced Losses for Q3
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Lufthansa SWISS And Lufthansa Airlines Adopt NEC Facial Recognition Technologies
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa sees surge in Christmas holiday flight bookings
EMEA 18 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Air Dolomiti temporarily suspends ops
EMEA 04 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa mulls options as Air France state aid strings revealed
EMEA 13 May 2020 Lufthansa Finance minister to meet Lufthansa boss over future of Brussels Airlines
EMEA 16 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa job cuts to be spread across all units
EMEA 21 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa set to slash Airbus A350, A320neo deliveries
EMEA 03 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Is Adapting To The Challenges Posed By COVID-19
EMEA 14 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa's Swiss unit could cut 15% of jobs
EMEA 19 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa details the future of its first-class experience
EMEA 21 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Will Only Offer 25% Of Pre COVID Flights In Q4
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to cut 1,000 jobs absent a union deal
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Lufthansa LHG grounds Austrian Airlines
EMEA 20 Mar 2020 Lufthansa LHG parks 700 aircraft in crisis response
EMEA 01 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa aims for autumn restart ‘at the earliest’
EMEA 14 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Bailout Sparks Debate in Government About Direct Stake
EMEA 16 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Seeks Agreements With Trade Unions To Cut 22,000 Jobs
EMEA 24 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa, Belgium agree on Brussels Airlines recovery plan
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Cuts long haul capacity by 90%
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Plans To Reduce Fleet Size By 100 Aircraft
EMEA 07 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to cut a fifth of leadership jobs in restructuring
Europe 16 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa operates first Covid-tested flight
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Forcasting €1.5bn operating loss in 2020
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Running Out of Bailout Road as Germany Sets Terms
EMEA 07 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Confirms Slowed Aircraft Delivery Rate
EMEA 02 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Is Planning To Pay Back The Government By The Mid 2020s
Europe 09 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Becomes Latest Airline to Offer COVID Free flights With Rapid Pre-Departure Testing
Europe 16 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa, Swiss & Austrian To Stay As Premium Airlines
EMEA 17 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Brussels Airlines temporarily suspends all its flights as of 21 March until 19 April
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa pilots offer to waive 45% of salaries
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group Announces Fall Schedule Extension