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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 19 May 2020 Industry Debate Rages Over Empty Middle Seat as Airlines Take to the Skies Again
Global 19 May 2020 Industry Bill Franke: Fare prices will not be the driver of demand, 'the passenger has to feel safe'
EMEA 19 May 2020 Air France Air France Is Slowly Ramping Up Its Flight Schedule
North America 19 May 2020 Government Canada and the U.S. Slated to Extend Travel Ban by 30 Days
Global 19 May 2020 IATA IATA Outlines Layered Approach for Industry Re-Start
APAC 20 May 2020 Air New Zealand Air New Zealand To Cut 1,300 Cabin Crew Positions
EMEA 20 May 2020 LOT Polish Airlines LOT Polish Airlines Announces June Domestic Flight Resumption
EMEA 20 May 2020 Government Greece reopening to tourists
EMEA 20 May 2020 Air France Air France terminates A380 fleet with immediate effect
EMEA 20 May 2020 Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines Extends Flight Suspension To Mid-June
North America 20 May 2020 Delta Delta CEO: More summer flights seen as U.S. travel slowly rises
North America 20 May 2020 United United Airlines Partners With Clorox To Enhance Hygiene Measures
North America 20 May 2020 Expedia Expedia sees beginnings of recovery
Latin America 20 May 2020 Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Brazil’s Azul Prepares For A June Increase In Demand
Global 20 May 2020 Industry Travel’s Reopening: A Global Timeline From the Skift Team
APAC 21 May 2020 ANA Japan's ANA sees June domestic flight cancellation rate at 69%, down from 86% in May
APAC 21 May 2020 Government When Might India Allow International Flights To Resume?
North America 21 May 2020 United United Airlines Will Try to Avoid Further Job Cuts
APAC 21 May 2020 Government India Fixes Price Bands For Airfares As Flying Resumes From May 25
North America 21 May 2020 Air Canada Europe Lifts Coronavirus Travel Restrictions, But Air Canada Waits To Resume International Flights
EMEA 21 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Nears Rescue, Making Germany Its Top Shareholder
North America 24 May 2020 American Airlines Why Chatter About An American Airlines Bankruptcy Is Nonsense
EMEA 24 May 2020 KLM KLM To Introduce Voluntary Resignation Scheme From June 1st
North America 24 May 2020 Industry Airlines Have Best Days in Two Months
APAC 25 May 2020 ANA ANA Looks To Delay Delivery Of Final Airbus A380
EMEA 25 May 2020 British Airways British Airways planning to rehire sacked staff on worse terms, union says
APAC 25 May 2020 Government Thailand looking at quarantine waiver for selected tourists
North America 25 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada CEO's compensation cut by over half - to $5.8 million - due to pandemic
APAC 25 May 2020 Air New Zealand Air New Zealand sees annual underlying loss due to coronavirus
APAC 25 May 2020 ANA Japan's ANA leads way as masks become new normal in virus-era air travel
Latin America 26 May 2020 LATAM Latam files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
North America 26 May 2020 Delta Delta Cancels A350 Purchase From LATAM, Continues Joint-Venture Despite LATAM’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing
EMEA 26 May 2020 Industry EU seeks airline input on new virus guidance
EMEA 26 May 2020 Air France AIR FRANCE-KLM CEO AWARDED €768K BONUS; DUTCH GOV'T VOTES AGAINST
Latin America 26 May 2020 LATAM LATAM becomes largest airline driven to bankruptcy by coronavirus
North America 26 May 2020 Delta Delta gets tentative approval to suspend service to more small airports
Global 26 May 2020 Industry OAG: Global Airline Capacity Down Slightly This Week
Global 26 May 2020 IATA IATA: Airline Debt to Balloon by 28% -Heavy New Debt Levels Will Weigh Down Recovery
EMEA 26 May 2020 Government Ryanair Condemns €9 Billion State Aid To Lufthansa
North America 26 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada tests demand with international summer flights
EMEA 26 May 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Could Operate Trains On Domestic Routes
EMEA 26 May 2020 El Al El Al Is Still Awaiting Government Assistance
EMEA 27 May 2020 Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines may delay delivery of Airbus, Boeing planes: report
EMEA 27 May 2020 Qatar Airways How Qatar Airways Aims To Scoop Up Market Share After COVID-19
North America 27 May 2020 American Airlines American Airlines CEO quells U.S. bankruptcy talk, says demand improving
North America 27 May 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Gives Customers ‘More Flexibility,’ Extends No Fee Changes
EMEA 27 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa refuses to approve $9.9 billion bailout over EU conditions
EMEA 27 May 2020 South African Airways South African Airways' rescuers pour cold water on plan to resume domestic flights
EMEA 27 May 2020 Government Theatres, cinemas, summer camps to reopen as Swiss relax virus curbs
Latin America 27 May 2020 LATAM LATAM immediately cutting 19 leased aircraft from fleet