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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Government Finland Extends Entry Restrictions Until December 13
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Air France CEOs From Air France and Ryanair See Different Flight Paths to a Travel Recovery
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Finnair Finnair Receives Credit Support For More Than €100m Covering An A350
Europe 29 Apr 2020 Air France Air France must cut emissions, domestic flights for aid: minister
Europe 09 Nov 2020 Air France Dutch Back Air France-KLM Bailout After Pilots Agree Wage Deal
Europe 16 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Bad News for Boeing as European Union Places Tariffs on U.S. Aircraft
Europe 23 Nov 2020 KLM KLM flying 90% of Europe routes, with 50% capacity
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Air France Air France Expands Rail Partnership As It Looks To Cut Domestic Flying
Europe 30 Apr 2020 Air France https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-economy/air-france-must-cut-emissions-domestic-flights-for-aid-minister-idUSKBN22B2EL
Europe 16 Nov 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Air’s Future on Thin Ice as Government Declines More Aid
Europe 23 Nov 2020 KLM Route Network Update for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Air France French state to double Air France stake, RTL radio reports
Europe 07 Dec 2020 KLM Delta Air Lines and KLM to offer COVID tested flights from Atlanta to Amsterdam
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Air France French Gov. set to double its existing 14% stake in the Air France-KLM group
Europe 14 Dec 2020 KLM Greenpeace demand to stop KLM bailout dismissed
Europe 09 Nov 2020 Finnair Finnair defers delivery of three remaining Airbus A350s
Europe 16 Nov 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Records Its Lowest Monthly Load Factor In October
Europe 23 Nov 2020 British Airways BA & AA launch COVID-19 trials on TransAtlantic routes
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Air France Air France KLM : Airlines try COVID-19 tested transatlantic flights to build confidence
Europe 07 Dec 2020 British Airways British Airways Partners With GOL – Rumours Of A Codeshare
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Air France Route Network Update for Air France
Europe 14 Dec 2020 KLM Delta and KLM's Pre-flight Testing Program Will Allow Americans to Travel to Amsterdam Without Quarantine
Latin America 01 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines battles with unions in Argentina over crisis prevention procedures
Latin America 20 Aug 2020 Government Colombia Expected to Lift Air Restrictions Sept. 1
Latin America 03 Sep 2020 Government Which South American Countries Are Open For Tourists?
Latin America 15 Sep 2020 Avianca Avianca appeals order that blocked $370 million emergency loan
Latin America 04 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Brasil Flight Crews Allow Union to Negotiate Wage Reductions
Latin America 09 Nov 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines posts $573 million loss because of coronavirus restrictions
Latin America 24 Mar 2020 Gol Linhas Aereas GOL cuts capacity to 92% in domestic and 100% in international markets until early May
Latin America 11 Jun 2020 Government When Will Latin America Reopen For Air Travelers?
Latin America 10 Jul 2020 Government Rio de Janeiro’s Famous Beaches Will Only Reopen After a Vaccine Is Found
Latin America 21 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Brasil reports a 'shy warming up of demand'
Latin America 29 Sep 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines to increase frequencies in Oct-2020 by 42%
Latin America 13 Oct 2020 Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Azul Hopes To Burn Through Less Than $450,000 A Day In Q4
Latin America 09 Nov 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines closes 3Q2020 with over USD3.3bn available to endure the COVID-19 crisis
Latin America 28 Apr 2020 Government Argentine Budget Airlines Say Government Blindsided Them With Travel Ban
Latin America 30 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines sees long, slow recovery from coronavirus, defers investments
Latin America 04 May 2020 Government Argentina’s flight ban extension puts LCCs in peril
Latin America 25 Jun 2020 Avianca Avianca Could Stop Paying Some Employees For Up To A Year
Latin America 22 Sep 2020 LATAM Latam accelerates digital transformation, eliminates check-in on its flights
Latin America 24 Mar 2020 Sky Airline Sky Airline temporarily suspends operations in Chile
Latin America 31 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Caribbean Countries Increase COVID-19 Restrictions
Latin America 29 Jun 2020 Industry Latin America's airline apocalypse signals a future with weak competition
Latin America 18 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines reports a loss of $890 mln in Q2
Latin America 15 Sep 2020 LATAM LATAM Shows Steady Recovery Despite Financing Struggles
Latin America 22 Sep 2020 LATAM Latam and creditors ask to accelerate the final stretch of the reorganization
Latin America 10 May 2020 Government Brazil Expects To Finalize Airline Support Package Next Week
Latin America 19 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines reports 76% reduction in total revenue in 2Q2020
Latin America 17 Apr 2020 COPA Current Situation Will Set Copa Back Almost 30 Years
Latin America 31 May 2020 LATAM Bankrupt LATAM Airlines Took a $1.7 Billion Q1 Impairment Due To the Pandemic