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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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
North America 20 Apr 2020 Hawaiian Airlines HA to get $650M in federal aid to continue operating
North America 03 Jun 2020 Hawaiian Airlines A look at Hawaiian Airlines’ new cleaning procedures, social distancing guidelines
North America 10 Jun 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Announces Exclusive Sale for Residents
North America 21 Oct 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines To Resume US’ Longest Domestic Flight
North America 09 Sep 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines expects Q3 capacity to decline ~87% with cash burn of ~$3M/day
North America 08 Jul 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Tries to Get Back to Business
North America 01 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Potentially 2,000 Hawaiian Airlines Employees at Risk of Involuntary Furlough
North America 01 Sep 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines To Furlough 442 Pilots And Flight Attendants
North America 31 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines furloughs workers amid state shutdown
North America 11 Oct 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines temporarily suspending its ‘Ohana by Hawaiian flights
North America 04 May 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Adds Mask Requirements And Promotes Social Distancing
North America 11 May 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines blocks middle seats and requires face coverings amid pandemic
North America 16 Jun 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines to resume Honolulu-Portland service from Jul-2020
North America 29 Jul 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines plans to shrink 15% to 25%
North America 17 Oct 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Air hopes to bounce back
North America 18 Mar 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Suspends Flights to Sapporo
North America 28 Jul 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines moves to reduce staffing in the wake of devastating earnings report
North America 04 Sep 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Also Scraps Change Fees Following United
EMEA 24 Jul 2020 KLM KLM Outlines A Full Return To Destinations Served Pre-Crisis
Europe 16 Nov 2020 KLM KLM Is Gearing Up For Transporting COVID Vaccines
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 KLM KLM Royal Dutch Airlines CEO: 'We are in discussions with banks, but it is quite complicated'
Europe 09 Nov 2020 KLM Dutch Government Approves Loan Package For KLM
Europe 16 Nov 2020 KLM KLM reduces capacity in Europe in response to second coronavirus wave
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 KLM KLM CEO Still Sees Slow Recovery Even as More Flights Resume
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 KLM Air-France KLM: A Political Mess
EMEA 18 Apr 2020 KLM KLM withdraws plan to boost CEO bonus to 100% of salary
EMEA 07 May 2020 KLM Air France-KLM targets 60% capacity recovery by year-end
EMEA 16 Sep 2020 KLM You’ll Now Need a Negative COVID-19 Test Certificate if You Don’t Want to Wear a Face Mask Onboard KLM
EMEA 23 Sep 2020 KLM Dutch Airline KLM Blames British Quarantine Rules as it Postpones Further Capacity Increases
EMEA 27 Mar 2020 KLM Reports Suggest KLM is Retiring The Boeing 747 After The Weekend
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 KLM Air France-KLM in talks on multibillion euro state-backed loan package
EMEA 02 Jun 2020 KLM KLM Will Add Summer Flights to European Tourist Destinations
EMEA 13 Aug 2020 KLM KLM links up with Allen & Overy on EUR 3.4 billion loan
EMEA 09 Apr 2020 KLM Air France-KLM running ‘skeleton operation’ in April and May
EMEA 07 May 2020 KLM Air France-KLM says virus hit will be worse in 2Q
EMEA 03 Jun 2020 KLM KLM Adds 60% More Flights To Airline’s July Schedule In Monthly Update
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 KLM KLM to receive €3.4 billion in state-backed financial aid
EMEA 27 Sep 2020 KLM KLM Plans For European Capacity To Be Down 45% In November
EMEA 24 Mar 2020 KLM KLM summer schedule just 10% of normal
EMEA 13 Apr 2020 KLM AF-KLM in Talks for French State Cash Injection
EMEA 19 May 2020 KLM KLM increases cancellation vouchers by 15 percent
EMEA 01 Oct 2020 KLM Air France KLM : Flight staff of Dutch airline KLM agree on wage cuts, trade union says
EMEA 24 May 2020 KLM KLM To Introduce Voluntary Resignation Scheme From June 1st
EMEA 20 Jun 2020 KLM KLM Plans to Steadily Increase Flights Through End of Summer
EMEA 03 Oct 2020 KLM KLM Has Submitted Its Restructuring Plan To Dutch Government
Europe 23 Nov 2020 KLM KLM flying 90% of Europe routes, with 50% capacity
EMEA 14 Jul 2020 KLM EU Approves $3.8 Billion Bailout Package to Dutch Airline KLM
EMEA 26 Oct 2020 KLM KLM CEO Says European Aviation Will Look Like The US In 10 Years’ Time
Europe 23 Nov 2020 KLM Route Network Update for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Europe 07 Dec 2020 KLM Delta Air Lines and KLM to offer COVID tested flights from Atlanta to Amsterdam