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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 27 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country
APAC 27 Mar 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines latest to get massive bailout amid coronavirus crisis
Global 27 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Sends Industry SOS To G20 Leaders
EMEA 27 Mar 2020 Alitalia Alitalia To Be Downsized Following Nationalization
EMEA 27 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Russia to ground international flights on March 27 due to coronavirus
EMEA 27 Mar 2020 KLM Reports Suggest KLM is Retiring The Boeing 747 After The Weekend
North America 27 Mar 2020 Government Report: The federal government will own airline stakes
EMEA 27 Mar 2020 South African Airways South African Airways Suspends all Flights
EMEA 27 Mar 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Air asks creditors to forego payments for 3 months
Global 27 Mar 2020 COVID-19 IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
North America 27 Mar 2020 Industry Why Are Airlines Adding So Many Random Connecting Flights? Blame the U.S. Relief Package
APAC 27 Mar 2020 AirAsia AirAsia Group and the AirAsia X Group suspends all internal and domestic flights
Global 27 Mar 2020 COVID-19 The Airlines Most in Danger of Going Under During the Crisis
North America 27 Mar 2020 United United Secures a $500 Million Term Loan
North America 27 Mar 2020 Government Senate's Coronavirus Relief Package Draws Some Industry Praise
North America 27 Mar 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Air slashes flights by 70%, draws down $400M from credit line
APAC 27 Mar 2020 Qantas Qantas shares soar on financing deal as rivals cut more capacity
APAC 25 Mar 2020 Tigerair Tigerair Australia flights temporarily suspended effective immediately
North America 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 The Case for Shutting Down U.S. Airlines Now
Global 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 What Will Travel Be Like After The Coronavirus?
Global 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country
Global 25 Mar 2020 Industry Why airlines deserve immediate rescue
EMEA 25 Mar 2020 British Airways BA Continues Flights Via Sing Despite Transit Ban
EMEA 25 Mar 2020 Amadeus Amadeus Cuts Costs As European Travel Tech Lobby Pleads For Aid
Global 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Nearly 80 airlines cut capacity by 100 percent over coronavirus
APAC 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Beijing tightens quarantine rules for overseas travelers as China reports two-fold increase in new coronavirus cases
Global 25 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
EMEA 25 Mar 2020 British Airways British government rules out help for airlines
North America 25 Mar 2020 TripActions Layoffs Hit TripActions, Reports Suggest Hundreds Let Go
Global 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Data Experts and Aviation Journalists Create Coronavirus Flight Cancellation Tracker
Global 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
Global 25 Mar 2020 Industry GBTA, IATA, Buyers Agree: Travel Has Come to a Halt
North America 25 Mar 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Credit Rating Cut to Junk at S&P Global
APAC 24 Mar 2020 Government India to Stop Domestic Flights Tuesday After Having Already Suspended Rail Service
Global 24 Mar 2020 Industry ACTE Suspends Operations Through May
APAC 24 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA Temporarily Grounds Airbus A380 Fleet
APAC 24 Mar 2020 Thai Airways Thai Airways Grounds All Flights
Latin America 24 Mar 2020 Gol Linhas Aereas GOL cuts capacity to 92% in domestic and 100% in international markets until early May
EMEA 24 Mar 2020 Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines halting all int’l flights except 5 routes
Global 24 Mar 2020 COVID-19 IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
APAC 24 Mar 2020 Government China’s online travel sites Qunar, Ctrip expect a surge in domestic tourism
North America 24 Mar 2020 American Airlines AA Announces Additional Schedule Suspensions
North America 24 Mar 2020 Industry Plans to virtually shut down U.S. passenger flights are in the works
EMEA 24 Mar 2020 KLM KLM summer schedule just 10% of normal
EMEA 24 Mar 2020 Avianca Avianca will suspend all operations from 25 March through at least 12 April
North America 24 Mar 2020 Southwest Southwest to cut 1,500 daily flights as passenger levels, bookings hit 'unimaginable lows'
EMEA 24 Mar 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Begins To Receive Government Rescue Package
Global 24 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country
Global 24 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
North America 24 Mar 2020 American Airlines AA could get $12 billion in government aid, but still cutting schedules 80% for May, CEO says