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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
North America 08 Sep 2020 Industry TSA Hits Highest Passenger Numbers Since March
North America 11 Sep 2020 Southwest Southwest CEO Believes No Change Fees Won’t Help Other Carriers
North America 17 Sep 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Launches Monthly Infinite Flight Pass
North America 16 Sep 2020 United United Plans Fleetwide Use of Antimicrobial Product
North America 19 Sep 2020 Delta Delta to turn down CARES Act loan, take on debt backed by SkyMiles
North America 29 Sep 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Takes First Steps to Open International Markets to Travel with Preflight COVID-19 Testing
North America 06 Oct 2020 United United Airlines Trying New Partnership To Land Business Travelers
North America 09 Oct 2020 Delta Delta CEO on what the airline industry needs to survive
North America 13 Oct 2020 Delta Delta: Most Corp. Customers Have Resumed Some Level of Business Travel
North America 18 Oct 2020 Industry US airline operators brace for the long road back
North America 21 Oct 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines To Resume US’ Longest Domestic Flight
North America 20 Oct 2020 Government The Trump administration let aviation companies lay off more than 16,500 workers while taking coronavirus relief funds — some used the money to pay executives — according to a congressional report
North America 21 Oct 2020 Delta Delta CEO says airline will continue COVID-19 middle seat policy 'well into next year'
North America 16 Nov 2020 American Airlines American Airlines restarts China flights, bringing U.S. weekly total to 10
North America 16 Nov 2020 Southwest Southwest report shows rising virus cases are hitting travel
North America 07 Dec 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Route Network Update for Hawaiian Airlines
North America 14 Dec 2020 Air Canada The Air Canada strike that came too close to Christmas
North America 14 Dec 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines just added 4 new routes to the US mainland as demand for travel to the islands explodes
North America 14 Dec 2020 Southwest Southwest Airlines Continues To Grow With New Domestic Routes
North America 16 Mar 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Systemwide flight capacity cuts in April and May
North America 16 Mar 2020 Delta Delta parking up to 300 aircraft, Deferring new aircraft deliveries
North America 19 Mar 2020 Delta COVID-19 restrictions affect additional Delta flying
North America 23 Mar 2020 Hawaiian Airlines HA drastically cuts down domestic, international flights
North America 27 Mar 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Air slashes flights by 70%, draws down $400M from credit line
North America 07 Apr 2020 Delta Delta slashes New York network
North America 09 Apr 2020 RavnAir Alaska regional carrier RavnAir files Chapter 11
North America 13 Apr 2020 United UA delays launch of 10 seasonal intl services to Jul-2020
North America 15 Apr 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian among airlines to share $25B in payroll aid
North America 20 Apr 2020 Hawaiian Airlines HA to get $650M in federal aid to continue operating
North America 20 Apr 2020 Government DOT rejects Spirit and JetBlue requests to drop U.S. destinations
North America 16 Mar 2020 Government Canada closing borders to noncitizens
North America 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 The Case for Shutting Down U.S. Airlines Now
North America 27 Mar 2020 Government Senate's Coronavirus Relief Package Draws Some Industry Praise
North America 15 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus' Impact on Travel Is 9 Times Greater than September 11
North America 28 Apr 2020 Delta Delta outlines international flying schedule for May
North America 27 Apr 2020 Industry Absent vaccine, airline industry may be gutted for years
North America 02 May 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Slashes In Flight Catering On Domestic Routes
North America 04 May 2020 Industry Airlines Prepare for Leaner Operations in Covid-19 Recovery
North America 13 May 2020 American Airlines American Finds Cash Cushion Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
North America 30 May 2020 Government Alaska to require COVID-19 testing for air travelers coming into the state
North America 15 Jun 2020 Delta Delta to Add Almost 1,000 Flights in July
North America 18 Jun 2020 Government Puerto Rico Announces It Will Be Open For Travelers On July 15th
North America 22 Jun 2020 Government Do U.S. Airlines Have a Legal Right to Bar Passengers Who Don’t Wear Masks?
North America 25 Jun 2020 United United Air boosts debt offering to $6.8B on demand surge
North America 30 Jun 2020 American Airlines American Airlines shows off new cleaning, safety measures; health officials slam airline for resuming full flights
North America 03 Jul 2020 Air Canada Canada PM disappointed by Air Canada move to suspend domestic flights
North America 07 Jul 2020 Expedia Expedia signals private accommodation could be the recovery leader
North America 07 Jul 2020 Delta Delta signs letter of intent for CARES Act loan
North America 20 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Revamps Check-in, Baggage Drop-off As Contactless Experience
North America 28 Jul 2020 Delta Delta’s Updated Mask Policy Bans This Type of Face Covering