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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 18 Sep 2020 Industry Flying Post Pandemic: Could We See Semi Private Cubicle Seating?
Multiple 22 Oct 2020 Industry Successful transatlantic trial for digital Covid passport
Global 18 Mar 2020 Industry Corporate travel on the front line of global incidents
Global 24 Mar 2020 Industry ACTE Suspends Operations Through May
Global 13 Apr 2020 Industry What Shape Would the Travel Industry Recovery Look Like? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Global 17 Apr 2020 Industry ARC expands info page for airline refund processing
North America 05 May 2020 Industry U.S. airlines burn through $10 billion a month as traffic plummets
Global 19 May 2020 Industry Debate Rages Over Empty Middle Seat as Airlines Take to the Skies Again
Multiple 25 Jun 2020 Industry RIP: These airlines have stopped offering first class due to the pandemic
North America 30 Jun 2020 Industry Despite almost certain job cuts, airlines sell vision of brighter days ahead
Global 10 Aug 2020 Industry What Is the Future for Metasearch in Corporate Travel?
North America 09 Nov 2020 Amadeus Amadeus credits domestic travel restart for small financial improvement
EMEA 25 Mar 2020 Amadeus Amadeus Cuts Costs As European Travel Tech Lobby Pleads For Aid
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Amadeus Amadeus Stacks Cash For Worst-Case 2020 Where Air Traffic Stays Down 80 Percent
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Amadeus Amadeus Stacks Cash For Worst-Case 2020 Where Air Traffic Stays Down 80 Percent
North America 09 Nov 2020 TripActions Trip.com partners with global airlines to maximize customer benefits and propel travel recovery
North America 25 Mar 2020 TripActions Layoffs Hit TripActions, Reports Suggest Hundreds Let Go
North America 16 Jun 2020 TripActions TripActions Bolsters Reserves with $125 Million in Financing
Global 09 Sep 2020 TripActions TripActions targets large global companies with launch of “Enterprise Edition” services
North America 07 Apr 2020 Hopper Travel Booking App Hopper Announces Layoffs Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Global 07 Apr 2020 Flight Centre Travel Group Travel Agency Flight Centre to Shutter 800 Storefronts as Part of $1.2 Billion Savings Effort
EMEA 15 Apr 2020 Skyscanner Skyscanner sees uptick in interest for late-2020 flights
Global 14 Oct 2020 Skyscanner Skyscanner, Expedia, Hopper on need for transparency in travel retailing
Multiple 02 Sep 2020 Skyscanner Travel sentiment 'much more optimistic' on domestic side than intl: Skyscanner
North America 10 Sep 2020 Government US Airports To Stop Screening International Passengers For COVID-19
APAC 18 Sep 2020 Government Pre-travel testing a go: Trans-Pacific visitors to get scanned starting Oct. 15
North America 29 Sep 2020 Government Treasury Department could upsize airline loans as Delta, Southwest opt out, freeing up funds
EMEA 02 Oct 2020 Government European regulators propose extending temporary state aid exemptions
North America 13 Oct 2020 Government Avoiding Quarantine In Hawaii – How The Testing Program Works
Latin America 18 Oct 2020 Government Panama offers COVID-19 tests to international travelers
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Government Finland Extends Entry Restrictions Until December 13
North America 16 Mar 2020 Government President Trump considering domestic restrictions, adds U.K. to ban
APAC 18 May 2020 Government Indian Flight Ban Extended Until End Of The Month
APAC 27 May 2020 Government China Mulls Tripling International Flights
Global 02 Jun 2020 Government Industry Bodies Lobby Congress for Covid-19 Liability Shields
North America 22 Jun 2020 Government Canada’s Trudeau Warns Against Reopening Borders Too Soon
EMEA 11 Aug 2020 Government European Airlines Ask Canada To Lift Travel Restrictions
North America 14 Aug 2020 Government Canadian Government Reveals Safe Air Travel Plan
EMEA 18 Aug 2020 Government Germany gives green light to Swiss airline bailout
EMEA 15 Sep 2020 Government Ireland delays relaxing strict COVID-19 travel restrictions until October
North America 30 Sep 2020 Government Tens of thousands of airline workers are out of jobs after Congress fails to reach deal
North America 06 Oct 2020 Government Canadian aviation intensifies its dire warnings to government
Multiple 14 Oct 2020 Government Nigeria Signs Bilateral Aviation Agreement With India
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Government UK airlines call for multibillion bailout
North America 27 Mar 2020 Government Report: The federal government will own airline stakes
Latin America 03 Apr 2020 Government Argentina extends border closure until 30-Apr-2020
EMEA 18 May 2020 Government Germany hopes to end global travel warning in June, but no return to normal
APAC 21 May 2020 Government When Might India Allow International Flights To Resume?
APAC 25 May 2020 Government Thailand looking at quarantine waiver for selected tourists
Global 12 Jun 2020 Government IATA: Interactive Coronavirus (Covid-19) Travel Regulations Map