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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 06 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada: First Airline In North America Requiring Passengers To Get Temperature Checks
North America 06 May 2020 American Airlines American Airlines is parking another line of jets with a dismal forecast for travel demand
APAC 06 May 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Announces Phased Rebuilding of Network to an Initial 52* Destinations by End of May and 80* in June
EMEA 07 May 2020 British Airways BRITISH AIRWAYS SAYS NO ‘MEANINGFUL’ RETURN TO SERVICE BEFORE JULY
EMEA 07 May 2020 Air France Air France-KLM reports €815 million first-quarter operating loss
EMEA 07 May 2020 KLM Air France-KLM targets 60% capacity recovery by year-end
EMEA 07 May 2020 KLM Air France-KLM says virus hit will be worse in 2Q
North America 07 May 2020 Industry US airlines try to strike cash burn-liquidity balance
EMEA 07 May 2020 British Airways British Airways Owner Reports $1.8 Billion Loss, Hopes To Resume Flights By July
EMEA 07 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa seeking 9 billion euro bailout
Latin America 07 May 2020 COPA Copa Airlines monthly cash burn stands at around USD85m without revenues
North America 08 May 2020 Delta Delta, citing health concerns, drops service to 10 US airports. Is yours on the list?
North America 08 May 2020 Southwest Southwest Airlines: nuanced crisis management
EMEA 08 May 2020 Air France Air France-KLM's loss widens to nearly $2 billion
APAC 09 May 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Prepares For Its First Full-Year Loss
EMEA 09 May 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Uneasy With French Government’s ‘Good Airbus Customer’ Mandate For Coronavirus Aid
APAC 09 May 2020 ANA ANA to slash summer bonuses 50% as passenger traffic dwindles
EMEA 09 May 2020 airBaltic airBaltic Secures €250 Million From Latvian Government
North America 09 May 2020 LATAM Delta and LATAM sign trans-American Joint Venture Agreement
Latin America 10 May 2020 Avianca Avianca Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy In The US
APAC 10 May 2020 Korean Air Korean Air To Resume Some International Services In June
Latin America 10 May 2020 Government Brazil Expects To Finalize Airline Support Package Next Week
North America 10 May 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Is Burning Through Cash
North America 10 May 2020 United United Airlines Scraps $2.25 Billion Debt Sale Due to Weak Investor Appetite
EMEA 10 May 2020 Emirates Amazing: Emirates Posts Higher Full Year Profit
EMEA 10 May 2020 Government France Won't Enforce Airlines to Respect One Metre Distance Rule on Planes
EMEA 11 May 2020 British Airways British Airways owner says burning cash, quarantine plan will make it worse
North America 11 May 2020 Sabre Sabre notes "massive challenge to the industry" as revenues slump by a third
EMEA 11 May 2020 Government Spain Calls For EU-Wide Approach To Airline Aid
EMEA 11 May 2020 Government Turkey sets out virus precautions, prepares for tourism comeback
EMEA 11 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group to serve 106 destinations in June
EMEA 11 May 2020 Government Israeli Government Wants Changes At El Al In Return For Funding
EMEA 11 May 2020 Air France Air France boosts its passenger Covid measures
EMEA 11 May 2020 British Airways British Airways may halt plans to restart flights in July due to govt’s new 14-day quarantine rule
APAC 11 May 2020 Cathay Pacific Struggling Cathay Pacific hints at further job losses with pilots now in the firing line
EMEA 11 May 2020 Government Why the UK’s New 14-Day Quarantine Rule Is Particularly Troubling to Business Travel Managers
Global 11 May 2020 Government World tourism remains at a standstill as 100% of countries impose restrictions on travel
North America 11 May 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines blocks middle seats and requires face coverings amid pandemic
Multiple 11 May 2020 American Airlines American Airlines increases cargo-only service from the US to Europe to transport critical goods
EMEA 12 May 2020 Government Iceland To Open To Tourists Again On June 15th (With Conditions)
North America 12 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada grounds Taipei flights until March 2021
APAC 12 May 2020 Government Vietnam Races Ahead of Other Southeast Asian Countries in Tourism Reopening
North America 12 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada, WestJet could be set for coronavirus help from Canada
North America 13 May 2020 United United Airlines employee files class action lawsuit over unpaid days off policy
APAC 13 May 2020 Government Queensland Government moves to buy stake in coronavirus-hit Virgin Australia
Latin America 13 May 2020 Avianca Latin America's airlines pray for bailouts to avoid Avianca's fate
EMEA 13 May 2020 RyanAir Ryanair passengers will have to ask to use lavatory
North America 13 May 2020 JetBlue JetBlue Still Planning To Launch London A321LR Flights Next Year
Global 13 May 2020 IATA IATA: Don’t Make A Slow Recovery More Difficult with Quarantine Measures
Global 13 May 2020 COVID-19 Covid-19: Where Will We Be a Year from Now?