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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
Multiple 16 Nov 2020 IATA • IATA: Airlines and Air Transport Workers Call for Urgent Government Assistance to Prevent Jobs Catastrophe
Global 02 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Passenger Demand Plunges on COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
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
Global 06 Oct 2020 IATA IATA: Airlines Are Burning Through $300,000 Per Minute
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 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
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
North America 09 Nov 2020 COVID-19 The Bahamas now requires a Covid test on Day 5
Global 16 Nov 2020 COVID-19 What travel companies can do now to prepare for recovery
Global 27 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country
Global 03 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country
Global 13 Apr 2020 COVID-19 COVID-19 exposes opportunities to improve travel products and customer services
Latin America 16 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Despegar gets gentle uptick in fortunes from Brazil and Mexico domestic travel
North America 23 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Sabre makes $200M in cuts to offset coronavirus impact
Global 15 Apr 2020 COVID-19 IATA: COVID-19 Puts Over Half of 2020 Passenger Revenues at Risk
Global 17 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country
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