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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 Government Hawaii Will End Interisland Travel Quarantine June 16
North America 06 Jun 2020 Government US Department Of Transportation Allows Limited Flights On Chinese Airlines
North America 11 Jun 2020 Government White House Gives September 1 Deadline for Stalled Airline Contact Tracing Plan
North America 23 Jun 2020 Government LAX To Screen International Passengers’ Temperature From Today
Global 06 Jul 2020 Government TECHNOLOGY WILL HELP PROTECT ‘TRAVEL BUBBLES’ FROM POPPING
APAC 10 Jul 2020 Government The Maldives Is Reopening and, Yes, Even Americans Are Allowed
North America 02 Aug 2020 Government Airlines And Crew Unions Are Pushing For A CARES Act 2.0
Latin America 20 Aug 2020 Government Colombia Expected to Lift Air Restrictions Sept. 1
APAC 22 Aug 2020 Government Japan, Cambodia to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions in September
Latin America 03 Sep 2020 Government Which South American Countries Are Open For Tourists?
EMEA 07 Sep 2020 Government UK Announces New Quarantine Exemptions For Some Islands
Multiple 15 Sep 2020 Government U.N. aviation task force eyes recommendation on COVID-19 testing by late October - sources
North America 02 Oct 2020 Government The Bahamas' new travel policies will eliminate quarantine rules
North America 23 Oct 2020 Government Hawaiian will be back to all its mainland gateways in December
Global 24 Nov 2020 Government TSA Numbers Top 1 Million Again Ahead Of Thanksgiving Holiday
North America 17 Mar 2020 Government Trump Administration Seeks $50B for Airline Industry
APAC 19 Mar 2020 Government New Zealand and Australia close borders to foreigners
EMEA 23 Mar 2020 Government UK Government Tells Tourists To Stay Away
North America 21 Apr 2020 Government Trump Intends To Halt Immigration
APAC 23 Apr 2020 Government China's Domestic Business Travel Slowly Waking Up
EMEA 26 Apr 2020 Government German government divided over form of Lufthansa rescue deal
Latin America 28 Apr 2020 Government Argentine Budget Airlines Say Government Blindsided Them With Travel Ban
Latin America 04 May 2020 Government Argentina’s flight ban extension puts LCCs in peril
EMEA 11 May 2020 Government Why the UK’s New 14-Day Quarantine Rule Is Particularly Troubling to Business Travel Managers
EMEA 14 May 2020 Government IAG’s Chief Willie Walsh Says British Government is Holding Back Travel Recovery
EMEA 05 Jun 2020 Government What South Africa’s Virus Protocols Tell Us About Balancing a Travel Economy With a Nation’s Health
Latin America 11 Jun 2020 Government When Will Latin America Reopen For Air Travelers?
Global 15 Jun 2020 Government These Are the Barriers Preventing Business Travel Bubbles From Catching On
Latin America 10 Jul 2020 Government Rio de Janeiro’s Famous Beaches Will Only Reopen After a Vaccine Is Found
EMEA 12 Jul 2020 Government Surge in new coronavirus cases in Eastern Europe prompts new restrictions
EMEA 27 Jul 2020 Government ​Airlines ‘disappointed’ after UK reintroduces Spain restrictions
North America 04 Aug 2020 Government Business travel CEOs urge U.S. government to take action on COVID testing, tracing and data sharing
EMEA 24 Aug 2020 Government Anguilla is accepting visitors, but adding a fee
APAC 04 Sep 2020 Government Australia Extends Outbound Travel Ban Until Mid-December
EMEA 02 Sep 2020 Government South Africa may not reopen to tourists until 2021
APAC 12 Sep 2020 Government How coronavirus has made travel in China a whole lot harder for foreigners
North America 22 Sep 2020 Government U.S. airlines to make urgent call for new bailout ahead of Oct. 1 job cuts
North America 06 Oct 2020 Government Trump Ends Covid-19 Relief Package Discussions Until After Election, But Pushes for Airline Funds
APAC 09 Oct 2020 Government Japan Could Be About To Reopen The Door To International Travel
APAC 24 Oct 2020 Government India Seeks To Further Ease Travel Restrictions
EMEA 17 Mar 2020 Government Switzerland Locks Down Until April
North America 23 Mar 2020 Government How Far Will U.S. Government Relief Reach to Save the Travel Industry?
North America 20 Aug 2020 Government 15 Airports To Lose American Airlines Services As CARES Runs Out
North America 31 Aug 2020 Government Hawaii to require visitors to fill out online 'Safe Travels' form before travel
North America 04 Sep 2020 Government Dominican Republic Entices Travellers With Free Health Insurance
EMEA 11 Sep 2020 Government First European 'travel bubble' ends as coronavirus cases rise in Estonia
Global 16 Sep 2020 Government WTTC claims internationally coordinated plan to save travel industry expected within four weeks
North America 22 Sep 2020 Government Senators Introduce US Airline Support Bill Worth $29 Billion
APAC 11 Oct 2020 Government Australia in travel talks with Japan, Korea as coronavirus cases ease
EMEA 13 Oct 2020 Government EU traffic light scheme will mean ‘borders remain effectively closed’