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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 Summary
North America 07 Dec 2020 IATA IATA: Canadian Government Urged to Support Aviation Industry
Global 24 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
Global 16 Jun 2020 IATA IATA: Continued Government Relief Measures Needed to get Airlines through the Winter
Global 06 Oct 2020 IATA IATA: Airlines Are Burning Through $300,000 Per Minute
Multiple 23 Nov 2020 IATA New IATA Guidance Prepares for Global Vaccine Distribution
Global 07 Oct 2020 IATA IATA Confident We’ll See A Common Testing Standard Before November
Global 07 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: 25 Million Jobs at Risk with Airline Shutdown
Global 17 Apr 2020 IATA IATA deepens projected airline revenue loss to $314 billion
Global 21 Apr 2020 IATA Inflight social distancing will kill short-haul LCC travel: IATA
Global 05 May 2020 IATA IATA Calls for Passenger Face Covering and Crew Masks Opposes Onboard Social Distancing
Global 19 May 2020 IATA IATA Outlines Layered Approach for Industry Re-Start
Global 09 Jun 2020 IATA IATA: Industry Losses to Top $84 Billion in 2020
APAC 29 Apr 2020 IATA Passenger Demand Plunges in March as Travel Restrictions Take Hold
Africa 06 May 2020 IATA IATA: Urgent Appeal to International Community to Support African Travel and Tourism Sector
APAC 31 Mar 2020 Travelsky Travelsky Puts On a Brave Face as Chinese Flight Demand Slowly Rebounds
APAC 03 Apr 2020 Travelsky Travelsky Puts On a Brave Face as Chinese Flight Demand Slowly Rebounds
Latin America 03 Apr 2020 Argentina Argentina extends border closure until 30-Apr-2020
Europe 16 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Bad News for Boeing as European Union Places Tariffs on U.S. Aircraft
APAC 19 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Asia is on the First Steps Towards Recovery - Hong Kong's Response to COVID-19
Global 23 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Skies clear as further coronavirus curbs ground more flights
North America 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 The Case for Shutting Down U.S. Airlines Now
APAC 09 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Wuhan Airport Reopens After 11 Week Lockdown
Global 15 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Aviation
North America 15 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus' Impact on Travel Is 9 Times Greater than September 11
Global 17 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus cancellations have overwhelmed third-party travel booking sites
North America 19 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Airlines Are No. 1 Priority for Virus Relief, Trump Says
Global 23 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country
Global 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Nearly 80 airlines cut capacity by 100 percent over coronavirus
Global 09 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country
Global 15 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country
EMEA 03 May 2020 COVID-19 Vienna Airport Will Start Offering Coronavirus Tests On Arrival
Global 17 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus Travel Restrictions, Across the Globe:
Global 19 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Remarks of Alexandre de Juniac at the IATA Media Briefing on COVID-19
Global 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Data Experts and Aviation Journalists Create Coronavirus Flight Cancellation Tracker
North America 28 Apr 2020 COVID-19 U.S. Surpasses 1 Million Coronavirus Cases
APAC 14 Dec 2020 COVID-19 Singapore Opens Up Borders Again For Taiwan Travelers
Global 19 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus Travel Restrictions, Across the Globe:
Global 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 What Will Travel Be Like After The Coronavirus?
North America 20 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Airlines under pressure for refund policies
Global 07 Dec 2020 COVID-19 When Will Airlines Resume Full Meal Services?
APAC 14 Dec 2020 COVID-19 Thailand now open to the whole world
APAC 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Beijing tightens quarantine rules for overseas travelers as China reports two-fold increase in new coronavirus cases
Global 31 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Covid-19 pandemic could cost global tourism industry $450 billion
Global 23 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Airlines have a key role to play in the distribution of vaccines
Global 07 Dec 2020 COVID-19 Airports reject vaccine requirement as travel debate intensifies
Europe 14 Dec 2020 COVID-19 UK quarantine reduced from 14 to ten days
Global 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
Latin America 31 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Caribbean Countries Increase COVID-19 Restrictions
Global 27 Mar 2020 COVID-19 IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
EMEA 23 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus Has Hit These African Aviation Markets The Hardest