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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
Latin America 16 Aug 2020 Government Brazil’s Public Bank To Do More In Airline Bailout
Latin America 20 Aug 2020 Government IATA warns that Argentina may delay September air travel restart
Latin America 27 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines reopens international routes and increases flow of local flights
Latin America 19 Sep 2020 LATAM Brazil Approves Delta And LATAM’s Joint Venture
Latin America 17 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Gradually Restores Passenger Operations
Latin America 19 Oct 2020 Industry How Brazil’s Aviation Recovery Is Progressing
Latin America 16 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Despegar gets gentle uptick in fortunes from Brazil and Mexico domestic travel
Latin America 17 Mar 2020 LATAM Chile closes borders as Latam grounds flights over pandemic
Latin America 24 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM Brazil Wants To Stop Flying But Can’t
Latin America 10 May 2020 Avianca Avianca Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy In The US
Latin America 17 May 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Brasil to resume Frankfurt connectivity on 19-May-2020
Latin America 09 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines adds $1.3 billion to bankruptcy financing proposal, Brazil unit seeks protection
Latin America 11 Aug 2020 Government Colombia Is Set To Open Up Domestic Flights On 1 September
Latin America 08 Sep 2020 Government IATA: 'We do not want Argentina to continue losing connectivity'
Latin America 25 Sep 2020 Avianca Avianca To Restart International Flights From Colombia On Monday
Latin America 19 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Group capacity down 80% year-on-year in Sep-2020
Latin America 09 Nov 2020 Aeroméxico Aeromexico: Passenger numbers up 22.9% in October
Latin America 28 Apr 2020 Government Argentina bans commercial flight sales until 1 September
Latin America 03 May 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Exits The oneworld Alliance
Latin America 24 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines creditors oppose bankruptcy loan proposal
Latin America 04 Sep 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines expects air fares to drop due to excess capacity, fare flexibility and reduced demand
Latin America 10 Sep 2020 LATAM Latam Airlines Judge Denies $2.45 Billion Bankruptcy Loan
Latin America 14 Sep 2020 Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Azul Receives Government Loan Proposal Worth $376m
Latin America 06 Oct 2020 Avianca Avianca’s $2 Billion Financing Approved In New York
Latin America 02 Oct 2020 Government Argentina Claims Commercial Flights Will Resume In Mid-October
Latin America 24 Mar 2020 Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Azul will cut capacity by 90% to just 70 flights in Brazil from March 25 to April 30
Latin America 13 May 2020 Avianca Latin America's airlines pray for bailouts to avoid Avianca's fate
Latin America 22 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Gets OK For $9.8M Breakup Fee On $1.3B DIP
Latin America 21 Aug 2020 Government Panama suspends international flights for another month
Latin America 08 Sep 2020 Government Colombia Could Soon Start Opening To International Flights
Latin America 10 Sep 2020 LATAM LATAM names former JetBlue executive as new commercial chief
Latin America 16 Sep 2020 Industry Latin American Airlines Accelerate Digital Strategy To Overcome Pandemic
Latin America 17 Sep 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Increasing Subsidiary Operations During September
Latin America 22 Sep 2020 Avianca Colombia's Avianca files bankruptcy financing plan, including convertible loan
Latin America 07 Oct 2020 Government Could Argentina Remain Closed To Air Traffic Until 2021?
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 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 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 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