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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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 Sort descending Summary
EMEA 23 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Germany dares Lufthansa's billionaire top shareholder to scuttle $15b bailout
EMEA 06 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa is looking beyond 2024 for the recovery in air travel
EMEA 25 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Plans Job Cuts, More COVID Testing to Boost Customer Confidence
EMEA 26 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Abandons Offices, Parks Planes to Cut Costs in Winter
EMEA 23 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Austrian Extends Flight Grounding Until Mid-April
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa operating just 18 long-haul flights per week
EMEA 27 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Board Holds Up Rescue in Protest at EU Slot Demand
EMEA 19 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa may sell Brussels Airlines or let it go bankrupt
EMEA 23 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to close SunExpress Germany
EMEA 08 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Reveals That 1% Of Passengers Tested Had COVID-19
EMEA 23 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to Give Frequent, Premium Travelers Priority for Rapid Covid-19 Testing
EMEA 26 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa says 30,000 jobs at risk over pandemic
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Three Lufthansa Group Airlines Got New CEOs Last Week
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Brussels Airlines Extends Flight Suspension to 15 May
EMEA 29 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa may prefer creditor protection to government ownership
EMEA 05 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group to operate 70 per cent of long-haul routes by September
EMEA 19 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa bailout in jeopardy as top shareholder seeks other options
EMEA 21 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group Launches Return Flight Guarantees For Passengers Affected By Coronavirus
EMEA 13 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa prepares launch of new leisure unit Ocean
EMEA 30 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Weighs Cutting More Jobs as Travel Slump Endures
EMEA 29 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa hopes to reopen transatlantic routes with vigorous testing
EMEA 12 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa has issued €3.2 billion in refunds in 2020
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa airlines to offer biometric identity verification for passengers
EMEA 30 Mar 2020 Lufthansa A Billionaire Is The Lufthansa Group’s New Largest Shareholder
EMEA 31 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Air France, Lufthansa And Emirates Hit Hardest By March EU Flight Restrictions
EMEA 29 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa “will not abandon Brussels Airlines”
EMEA 15 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group publishes June schedule with plans to fly 1,800 weekly flights
EMEA 08 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa secures €600 million state aid package for Austrian
EMEA 11 Jun 2020 Lufthansa German airline Lufthansa plans to cut 22,000 jobs
EMEA 26 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa removes rebooking fees until 2021
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa takes 1.1 bln euro impairment as it further shrinks fleet
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group to adopt buy on board
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to Cut Nearly 40,000 More Jobs: Report
EMEA 24 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Expects Cash Shortage Within Weeks
EMEA 29 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Austria says it might demand Lufthansa stake for Austrian Airlines aid
EMEA 15 May 2020 Lufthansa Belgium tells Lufthansa state aid possible if conditions met
EMEA 09 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group airlines significantly expands flight schedule until September
EMEA 08 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa airlines to slash leadership, cut 1,000 administrative jobs
EMEA 26 Aug 2020 Lufthansa LUFTHANSA TOPS LIST OF COVID-SAFE CARRIERS IN NEW RESEARCH
EMEA 10 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to Shed Biggest Planes in Deepening Fleet Shakeup
EMEA 11 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to scrap entire widebody fleets, more layoffs to entail
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa prepares to double job cuts to nearly 40,000
EMEA 21 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Announces Reduced Losses for Q3
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Lufthansa SWISS And Lufthansa Airlines Adopt NEC Facial Recognition Technologies
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa sees surge in Christmas holiday flight bookings
EMEA 18 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Air Dolomiti temporarily suspends ops
EMEA 04 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa mulls options as Air France state aid strings revealed
EMEA 13 May 2020 Lufthansa Finance minister to meet Lufthansa boss over future of Brussels Airlines
EMEA 16 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa job cuts to be spread across all units
EMEA 28 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa returns to JFK airport with flights to Frankfurt