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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 17 Apr 2020 IATA IATA deepens projected airline revenue loss to $314 billion
Global 21 Apr 2020 IATA Inflight social distancing will kill short-haul LCC travel: IATA
Global 05 May 2020 IATA IATA Calls for Passenger Face Covering and Crew Masks Opposes Onboard Social Distancing
Global 19 May 2020 IATA IATA Outlines Layered Approach for Industry Re-Start
Global 09 Jun 2020 IATA IATA: Industry Losses to Top $84 Billion in 2020
APAC 29 Apr 2020 IATA Passenger Demand Plunges in March as Travel Restrictions Take Hold
Africa 06 May 2020 IATA IATA: Urgent Appeal to International Community to Support African Travel and Tourism Sector
EMEA 03 Sep 2020 IATA IATA Urges European Commission To Extend Slot Waiver
Global 03 Apr 2020 IATA IATA Projects Airline Industry Q2 Loss of $39 Billion
Global 13 May 2020 IATA IATA: Don’t Make A Slow Recovery More Difficult with Quarantine Measures
Global 28 Jul 2020 IATA IATA’s New Numbers are Grim, Grim, Grim
Global 27 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Sends Industry SOS To G20 Leaders
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Middle East and Africa Airlines Revenue Losses Mount - Urgent Government Support Required
Global 05 May 2020 IATA IATA opposes mandatory blocking of middle seats
APAC 31 Mar 2020 Travelsky Travelsky Puts On a Brave Face as Chinese Flight Demand Slowly Rebounds
APAC 03 Apr 2020 Travelsky Travelsky Puts On a Brave Face as Chinese Flight Demand Slowly Rebounds
Latin America 03 Apr 2020 Argentina Argentina extends border closure until 30-Apr-2020
Global 17 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus Travel Restrictions, Across the Globe:
Global 19 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Remarks of Alexandre de Juniac at the IATA Media Briefing on COVID-19
Global 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Data Experts and Aviation Journalists Create Coronavirus Flight Cancellation Tracker
North America 28 Apr 2020 COVID-19 U.S. Surpasses 1 Million Coronavirus Cases
APAC 14 Dec 2020 COVID-19 Singapore Opens Up Borders Again For Taiwan Travelers
Global 19 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus Travel Restrictions, Across the Globe:
Global 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 What Will Travel Be Like After The Coronavirus?
North America 20 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Airlines under pressure for refund policies
Global 07 Dec 2020 COVID-19 When Will Airlines Resume Full Meal Services?
APAC 14 Dec 2020 COVID-19 Thailand now open to the whole world
APAC 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Beijing tightens quarantine rules for overseas travelers as China reports two-fold increase in new coronavirus cases
Global 31 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Covid-19 pandemic could cost global tourism industry $450 billion
Global 23 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Airlines have a key role to play in the distribution of vaccines
Global 07 Dec 2020 COVID-19 Airports reject vaccine requirement as travel debate intensifies
Europe 14 Dec 2020 COVID-19 UK quarantine reduced from 14 to ten days
Global 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
Latin America 31 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Caribbean Countries Increase COVID-19 Restrictions
Global 27 Mar 2020 COVID-19 IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
EMEA 23 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus Has Hit These African Aviation Markets The Hardest
North America 23 Nov 2020 COVID-19 U.S. Borders Will Remain Largely Closed to Mexico and Canada Through at Least December 21
Global 07 Dec 2020 COVID-19 U.K. to Allow Quarantine Exemption for Some Business Travelers
Global 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country
Global 31 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Huge Increase In Chinese Air Travel As Lockdown Eased
Global 23 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Airlines, When Pent Up Travel Demand Bursts, Will Your Buckets Be Ready?
Global 18 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: travellers race home amid worldwide border closures and flight warnings
Global 20 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Oxford Economics predicts rapid economic recovery post-Covid-19
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 COVID-19 EasyJet secures £600m coronavirus loan from UK Treasury and Bank
Global 28 Apr 2020 COVID-19 100% of Global Destinations Now Have COVID-19 Travel Restrictions, UNWTO Reports
APAC 23 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble launch deferred for 2 weeks after COVID-19 cases spike in Hong Kong
Global 18 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus Travel Restrictions, Across the Globe:
Global 20 Mar 2020 COVID-19 In the midst of a crisis we can rethink the rules
Global 24 Mar 2020 COVID-19 IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment