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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
EMEA 19 May 2020 KLM KLM increases cancellation vouchers by 15 percent
EMEA 01 Oct 2020 KLM Air France KLM : Flight staff of Dutch airline KLM agree on wage cuts, trade union says
EMEA 24 May 2020 KLM KLM To Introduce Voluntary Resignation Scheme From June 1st
EMEA 20 Jun 2020 KLM KLM Plans to Steadily Increase Flights Through End of Summer
EMEA 03 Oct 2020 KLM KLM Has Submitted Its Restructuring Plan To Dutch Government
EMEA 14 Jul 2020 KLM EU Approves $3.8 Billion Bailout Package to Dutch Airline KLM
Europe 23 Nov 2020 KLM KLM flying 90% of Europe routes, with 50% capacity
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 KLM Cutting capacity by up to 90%
EMEA 12 Jun 2020 KLM Air France-KLM to make refunds for cancelled flights more available
EMEA 21 Oct 2020 KLM KLM starts second round of voluntary departure scheme
EMEA 26 Oct 2020 KLM KLM CEO Says European Aviation Will Look Like The US In 10 Years’ Time
Europe 23 Nov 2020 KLM Route Network Update for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Europe 07 Dec 2020 KLM Delta Air Lines and KLM to offer COVID tested flights from Atlanta to Amsterdam
Europe 14 Dec 2020 KLM Greenpeace demand to stop KLM bailout dismissed
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 KLM KLM retiring 747s early
EMEA 15 Apr 2020 KLM Air France KLM losing €25 million per day
EMEA 25 Apr 2020 KLM Dutch and French pump billions into ‘essential’ airlines KLM and Air France
EMEA 20 Oct 2020 KLM KLM Boss Says Airspace Reforms Are A No Brainer
Europe 14 Dec 2020 KLM Delta and KLM's Pre-flight Testing Program Will Allow Americans to Travel to Amsterdam Without Quarantine
EMEA 16 May 2020 British Airways Senior British Airways cabin crew face 55% pay cut with salaries slashed to £24,000
EMEA 12 Jun 2020 British Airways British Airways changes food on board
EMEA 04 Sep 2020 British Airways Tough start for new boss of BA-owner as Walsh bows out
EMEA 17 Sep 2020 British Airways British Airways arrivals testing geofencing tech
EMEA 12 Oct 2020 British Airways British Airways CEO Departs as Parent IAG Seeks Revamp
EMEA 22 Oct 2020 British Airways British Airways owner IAG slashes flight schedules as losses hit €1.3bn
Europe 07 Dec 2020 British Airways British Airways Says Pandemic Isn’t Deterring Agency Support for Booking Tickets With New Tech Method
Europe 14 Dec 2020 British Airways British Airways banned from Hong Kong
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 British Airways Cutting 75% of flights in April, May
EMEA 16 Jun 2020 British Airways Willie Walsh defends British Airways over job cut plans
EMEA 10 Jul 2020 British Airways British Airways Announces Return To London Gatwick Next Weekend
EMEA 18 Sep 2020 British Airways British Airways Launches New First Class Suite With Door
EMEA 21 Oct 2020 British Airways British Airways CEO: Airline Industry May Never Recover From COVID-19
Europe 07 Dec 2020 British Airways British Airways' souvenir sale hits snag as demand soars
Europe 14 Dec 2020 British Airways British Airways to expand transatlantic Covid-19 testing trial to more routes
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 British Airways Willie Walsh postpones retirement
EMEA 03 May 2020 British Airways British Airways At The Forefront Of Change For A Post-COVID-19 Airline World
EMEA 14 May 2020 British Airways British Airways owner confirms 12,000 job cuts will still be axed even after Chancellor Rishi Sunak extended furlough scheme to end of October
EMEA 16 Jun 2020 British Airways British Airways Owner IAG Said to Prepare Review of Strategy
EMEA 28 Jul 2020 British Airways British Airways faces strike threat over job cut plan
EMEA 03 Aug 2020 British Airways IAG’s Walsh warns against obtaining liquidity without structural reform
EMEA 10 Sep 2020 British Airways British Airways owner IAG to cut more flights
EMEA 11 Sep 2020 British Airways BA Pay Deal: Cabin Crew divide shows
EMEA 16 Oct 2020 British Airways British Airways fined £20m over data breach
EMEA 19 Oct 2020 British Airways New BA boss Doyle criticises government inaction on UK-US routes
Europe 14 Dec 2020 British Airways British Airways’ Last Airbus A380 Leaves Chateauroux
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 British Airways Jobs will be lost
EMEA 20 Mar 2020 British Airways BA Suspends Flights At London City Airport
EMEA 23 Jul 2020 British Airways British Airways pilots to vote on deal to cut jobs and pay
EMEA 01 Aug 2020 British Airways British Airways pilots vote to accept jobs deal
EMEA 19 Oct 2020 British Airways BRITISH AIRWAYS: NEW BOSS DEMANDS PRE-FLIGHT TESTING