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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
Global 14 Dec 2020 IATA IATA: European Air Transport COVID-19 Impacts and Recovery to be Worse than other Regions
EMEA 02 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Middle East and Africa Airlines Revenue Losses Mount - Urgent Government Support Required
Global 25 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
Global 21 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Slow Recovery Needs Confidence Boosting Measures
Global 13 Aug 2020 IATA ​IATA downgrades forecast for European passenger numbers in 2020
Global 14 Oct 2020 IATA Airport group and IATA call for urgent industry-wide support to underpin recovery
Global 02 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Passenger Demand Plunges on COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
EMEA 16 Aug 2020 IATA IATA: The Crisis Is Having A Worsening Impact On African Aviation
North America 09 Nov 2020 IATA IATA: September Global Air Traffic Down 72.8 Percent YOY
Multiple 16 Nov 2020 IATA • IATA: Airlines and Air Transport Workers Call for Urgent Government Assistance to Prevent Jobs Catastrophe
Global 22 Oct 2020 IATA IATA calls for development of affordable COVID-19 testing for aviation
Multiple 16 Nov 2020 IATA IATA: Enhanced COVID-19 Testing & Regulatory Reforms Key to Preserving Benefits of Aviation for Greece
Global 31 Mar 2020 IATA IATA: Airlines Facing Rapid Cash Burn
Global 26 May 2020 IATA IATA: Airline Debt to Balloon by 28% -Heavy New Debt Levels Will Weigh Down Recovery
Global 22 Sep 2020 IATA International air travel can only be revived by Covid-19 testing: IATA
EMEA 21 Oct 2020 IATA ​IATA downgrades Africa and Middle East traffic forecasts
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
Global 07 Oct 2020 IATA IATA Confident We’ll See A Common Testing Standard Before November
Multiple 23 Nov 2020 IATA New IATA Guidance Prepares for Global Vaccine Distribution
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 21 Apr 2020 Serko Serko Accelerates Bid To Shore Up TMC Continuity Through Platform, Commission Plays
Asia Pacific 23 Nov 2020 Serko Australia, New Zealand Demand Bounce Boosts Serko
Multiple 15 Apr 2020 Serko Sabre's March Net Bookings Go Negative As Cancellations Spike
North America 20 Apr 2020 Government DOT rejects Spirit and JetBlue requests to drop U.S. destinations
North America 16 Mar 2020 Government Canada closing borders to noncitizens
North America 27 Mar 2020 Government Senate's Coronavirus Relief Package Draws Some Industry Praise
EMEA 22 Apr 2020 Government Poland could give citizens money for domestic travel
EMEA 18 May 2020 Government Spain aims to reopen borders in June, deaths down again
APAC 21 May 2020 Government India Fixes Price Bands For Airfares As Flying Resumes From May 25
EMEA 27 May 2020 Government Theatres, cinemas, summer camps to reopen as Swiss relax virus curbs
EMEA 29 May 2020 Government MPs call for action to save UK aviation industry
APAC 17 Jun 2020 Government Taiwan to Ease Border Controls for Corporate Travelers Starting Next Week
EMEA 23 Jun 2020 Government U.N. report shows Europe leading tourism comeback
APAC 12 Jul 2020 Government Australia seeks to move towards uniform quarantine model across all states and territories
Latin America 11 Aug 2020 Government Colombia Is Set To Open Up Domestic Flights On 1 September
North America 16 Aug 2020 Government Hawaii Seems Likely To Delay Reopening Beyond September 1st
North America 17 Aug 2020 Government Jamaica now requires all U.S. visitors to provide a Covid test result
North America 23 Aug 2020 Government Canada’s airlines wait for travel restrictions to ease
Latin America 08 Sep 2020 Government IATA: 'We do not want Argentina to continue losing connectivity'
Multiple 02 Oct 2020 Government The United States And Bangladesh Sign A New Open Skies Agreement