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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 01 Jun 2020 United Is United Airlines’ Balance Sheet Strong Enough To Withstand Covid-19 Headwinds?
EMEA 01 Jun 2020 Emirates Emirates could take four years to resume flying to entire network
North America 01 Jun 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines provides glimpse of new travel procedures
North America 01 Jun 2020 Southwest Southwest offers buyout packages, temporary leaves to 'ensure survival'
EMEA 02 Jun 2020 KLM KLM Will Add Summer Flights to European Tourist Destinations
APAC 02 Jun 2020 Virgin Australia Bain and Branson-linked Cyrus final two in race to buy Virgin
EMEA 02 Jun 2020 Alitalia Alitalia Recommences Flights To New York
Global 02 Jun 2020 Government Industry Bodies Lobby Congress for Covid-19 Liability Shields
North America 02 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada raises nearly $1.6 billion to bolster cash flow through coronavirus collapse
North America 02 Jun 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Airlines Flew at 40 Percent Load Factors in May
Global 02 Jun 2020 Industry Can Flight Subscriptions Help Airlines Recover From an Unprecedented Drop in Demand?
APAC 03 Jun 2020 Vietnam Airlines Vietnam Airlines Grows Domestic Network After Full Restoration Of Flights
EMEA 03 Jun 2020 KLM KLM Adds 60% More Flights To Airline’s July Schedule In Monthly Update
EMEA 03 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa plans far-reaching restructuring to repay bailout
North America 03 Jun 2020 Hawaiian Airlines A look at Hawaiian Airlines’ new cleaning procedures, social distancing guidelines
Global 03 Jun 2020 Industry Lower levels of anxiety around travel emerging, but search volumes remain low
EMEA 03 Jun 2020 Government Germany to lift travel ban for EU, Schengen countries and UK from June 15
North America 03 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada says it's not backing out of Air Transat deal despite industry crisis
EMEA 03 Jun 2020 British Airways U.K. Minister Warns British Airways Over Aggressive Job Cuts
EMEA 03 Jun 2020 Lufthansa German airline Lufthansa reports $2.3bn net loss in first quarter
North America 04 Jun 2020 Delta Delta will cap seating, block middle seats through September
North America 05 Jun 2020 United United Airlines restores flights at 150 U.S., Canadian destinations in July, add nonstops
EMEA 05 Jun 2020 Government What South Africa’s Virus Protocols Tell Us About Balancing a Travel Economy With a Nation’s Health
EMEA 05 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group to operate 70 per cent of long-haul routes by September
EMEA 05 Jun 2020 British Airways British Airways owner considers legal action against government quarantine plan – and Ryanair vows support
North America 06 Jun 2020 Government US Department Of Transportation Allows Limited Flights On Chinese Airlines
North America 06 Jun 2020 United United to Close Three International Flight Attendant Bases
North America 07 Jun 2020 American Airlines American Airlines outlines severance packages for high-level employees
EMEA 07 Jun 2020 British Airways British Airways Threatens To Dismiss All Pilots And Rehire On Individual Contracts
APAC 07 Jun 2020 Air New Zealand ​Air New Zealand dubious about long-haul flights before 2021
EMEA 07 Jun 2020 Government British Airways, Ryanair and EasyJet Could Sue to Overturn UK Quarantine Rules
North America 08 Jun 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Airlines Owes Nearly $600 Million in Credits to Travelers That Could Hurt a Recovery
EMEA 08 Jun 2020 South African Airways South African Airways creditors approve extension for submission of rescue plan
Global 08 Jun 2020 Industry OAG: Global Airline Capacity Slightly Increases This Week
North America 08 Jun 2020 Air Canada Can Air Canada Survive Without a Bailout?
APAC 08 Jun 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Raises $7.2 Billion In New Liquidity
North America 08 Jun 2020 American Airlines Lack of social distancing rules makes American Airlines an outlier
EMEA 08 Jun 2020 Industry Why Are EU Airlines Resuming US Flights While Trumps Travel Ban Remains
North America 08 Jun 2020 Industry Stacked Seating Could Permit Lie Flat Beds In Economy
EMEA 08 Jun 2020 Air France 'Air France Protect' label launched
North America 08 Jun 2020 Delta Delta and LATAM apply to DOT for codeshare approval
EMEA 08 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa secures €600 million state aid package for Austrian
EMEA 09 Jun 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Air seeks approval to raise cash quickly if needed
APAC 09 Jun 2020 Qantas Qantas, Virgin Australia suspend last international flights amid travel ban
EMEA 09 Jun 2020 Emirates Emirates Lays Off More Pilots, Cabin Crew as Part of Thousands of Job Cuts
Latin America 09 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Group retrenches additional 1000 personnel
North America 09 Jun 2020 Delta Delta to suspend flying at 11 US airports
EMEA 09 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group airlines significantly expands flight schedule until September
APAC 09 Jun 2020 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Government Bails Out Cathay Pacific With $5 Billion
Global 09 Jun 2020 IATA IATA: Industry Losses to Top $84 Billion in 2020