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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 16 Sep 2020 British Airways BA CEO: Recovery Will Be Very Long, with Some Changes Permanent
Europe 09 Nov 2020 British Airways Fresh lockdown prompts British Airways to suspend Gatwick flights
EMEA 25 Mar 2020 British Airways British government rules out help for airlines
EMEA 11 May 2020 British Airways British Airways may halt plans to restart flights in July due to govt’s new 14-day quarantine rule
EMEA 11 May 2020 British Airways British Airways owner says burning cash, quarantine plan will make it worse
EMEA 22 Sep 2020 British Airways BRITISH AIRWAYS AND HEATHROW WARN ‘ACTION NEEDED IMMEDIATELY’ TO LIMIT DAMAGE CAUSED BY TRANSATLANTIC TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
EMEA 31 Mar 2020 British Airways BA Suspends Flights From Gatwick Airport
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 British Airways British Airways suspends more than 30,000
EMEA 29 May 2020 British Airways British Airways may outsource work of 450 redundant employees
EMEA 15 Jul 2020 British Airways Boris Johnson Backs Away From Punishing British Airways Over Jobs
EMEA 18 Aug 2020 British Airways British Airlines Appeal For UK COVID Test Quarantine Exemption
EMEA 23 Sep 2020 British Airways British Airways takes Flying with Confidence course online
EMEA 07 May 2020 British Airways British Airways Owner Reports $1.8 Billion Loss, Hopes To Resume Flights By July
EMEA 28 May 2020 British Airways British Airways pledges 48 aircraft to raise US$750 million loan
EMEA 03 Jun 2020 British Airways U.K. Minister Warns British Airways Over Aggressive Job Cuts
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 British Airways British Airways cabin crew face 20% pay cut as coronavirus causes airline to slash costs
EMEA 12 Aug 2020 British Airways British Airways set to be 'UK's first airline to carry out pre-flight Covid-19 tests'
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
Europe 23 Nov 2020 KLM KLM flying 90% of Europe routes, with 50% capacity
EMEA 14 Jul 2020 KLM EU Approves $3.8 Billion Bailout Package to Dutch Airline KLM
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 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 14 Dec 2020 KLM Delta and KLM's Pre-flight Testing Program Will Allow Americans to Travel to Amsterdam Without Quarantine
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
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 KLM Lays off between 1,500 and 2,000 staff
EMEA 27 Apr 2020 KLM CORONAVIRUS COULD TRIGGER AIR FRANCE-KLM SPLIT: REPORT
EMEA 09 Jul 2020 KLM Air France-KLM sees uptick in Canadian departures in past few weeks
EMEA 01 Aug 2020 KLM KLM airlines announces massive layoffs; says would cut nearly 5,000 positions
EMEA 20 Mar 2020 KLM AF-KLM reveals "very significant" cutbacks
EMEA 04 May 2020 KLM Air France-KLM Wins EU Approval for $7.7 Billion Bailout
EMEA 14 May 2020 KLM KLM yields to refunds for cancelled flights
EMEA 30 Jul 2020 KLM Air France-KLM Second quarter 2020 results
EMEA 13 Sep 2020 KLM Air France-KLM's future in doubt without cost cuts - Dutch minister
EMEA 19 Oct 2020 KLM KLM’s CEO Believes Hub And Spoke Airlines Will Be Critical To Recovery
EMEA 24 Jul 2020 KLM KLM Outlines A Full Return To Destinations Served Pre-Crisis
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 KLM KLM Royal Dutch Airlines CEO: 'We are in discussions with banks, but it is quite complicated'
Europe 16 Nov 2020 KLM KLM Is Gearing Up For Transporting COVID Vaccines
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 KLM KLM CEO Still Sees Slow Recovery Even as More Flights Resume
Europe 09 Nov 2020 KLM Dutch Government Approves Loan Package For KLM
Europe 16 Nov 2020 KLM KLM reduces capacity in Europe in response to second coronavirus wave