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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 18 Jun 2020 Industry Many frequent flyers won’t be back for a while
Global 13 Jul 2020 Industry OAG: Global Air Capacity Crosses 50M Seat Threshold This Week
Global 19 Sep 2020 Industry How Should The Airline Refund System Change?
Global 16 Nov 2020 COVID-19 What travel companies can do now to prepare for recovery
Global 07 Dec 2020 Alitalia Alitalia To Start Quarantine-Free New York To Rome Flights
Global 18 Mar 2020 Industry Airlines intensify calls for up to $200B in government aid worldwide
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
Global 03 Jun 2020 Industry Lower levels of anxiety around travel emerging, but search volumes remain low
Global 09 Jun 2020 Industry Can Airlines – Or Passengers – Afford An Empty Middle Seat?
Global 12 Jun 2020 Government IATA: Interactive Coronavirus (Covid-19) Travel Regulations Map
Global 10 Sep 2020 Industry How Spray Sanitization Could Give Confidence Back To Passengers
Global 17 Sep 2020 Travelport Travelport Dodges Bankruptcy Thanks to $500 Million Pact With Lenders
Global 15 Oct 2020 Industry Airlines Predict A Long Slow Recovery Even As Tourism Returns
Global 23 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Skies clear as further coronavirus curbs ground more flights
Global 03 Apr 2020 IATA IATA Projects Airline Industry Q2 Loss of $39 Billion
Global 15 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Aviation
Global 04 May 2020 Industry Are the tech giants coming for airlines?
Global 13 May 2020 IATA IATA: Don’t Make A Slow Recovery More Difficult with Quarantine Measures
Global 19 May 2020 Industry Bill Franke: Fare prices will not be the driver of demand, 'the passenger has to feel safe'
Global 08 Jun 2020 Industry OAG: Global Airline Capacity Slightly Increases This Week
Global 12 Jun 2020 Industry More than 197m Travel & Tourism jobs will be lost due to prolonged travel restrictions, according to new research from WTTC
Global 09 Jul 2020 Industry Assessing the Damage: The Airline Industry’s Grim First Half
Global 03 Aug 2020 Industry OAG: Airline Capacity Recovery Crosses 50 Percent Mark
Global 27 Sep 2020 Industry Airlines’ Push For Rapid COVID Tests Is Here to Stay
Global 17 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus cancellations have overwhelmed third-party travel booking sites
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 27 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Sends Industry SOS To G20 Leaders
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
Global 22 Apr 2020 Industry Once Boiling, NDC Development And Deployments Now Simmer
Global 05 May 2020 IATA IATA opposes mandatory blocking of middle seats
Global 15 May 2020 Industry Airports Look to Tech to Ensure Social Distancing of Flyers
Global 15 Jun 2020 Industry Western Europe Leads Global Air Capacity Growth This Week
Global 14 Jul 2020 Industry Visits to travel sites decline again after reports of more infections
Global 28 Jul 2020 IATA IATA’s New Numbers are Grim, Grim, Grim
Global 13 Aug 2020 Google Google adds hotel and flight availability data and 'free cancellation' filter
Global 03 Sep 2020 Industry Aviation may not recover until 2024: trade group
Global 30 Sep 2020 Industry Why COVID Testing Will Be Needed Even With A Vaccine
Global 16 Nov 2020 Government Welcome to the Hot 25 Startups for 2021
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
Global 03 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Passenger Demand Plunges on COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
Global 20 Apr 2020 Industry OAG: Global Weekly Air Capacity Drops Below 30 Million Seats
Global 27 Jul 2020 Industry OAG: Global Capacity Up But Likely to Plateau
Global 12 Aug 2020 Industry Only 7% Of The World’s Airbus A380s Are Currently Operational
Global 21 Sep 2020 Industry Airlines pivot from business travelers to infrequent flyers seeking sunshine
Global 23 Oct 2020 IATA IATA: COVID Aviation Impacts Have Cost The World Over $1.75 Trillion