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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 24 Sep 2020 IATA IATA Chief Says Governments Should Pay For Preflight COVID Tests
Global 14 Dec 2020 IATA IATA: Passenger Recovery Disappoints in October
EMEA 02 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Middle East and Africa Airlines Revenue Losses Mount - Urgent Government Support Required
Global 25 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
Global 21 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Slow Recovery Needs Confidence Boosting Measures
Global 13 Aug 2020 IATA ​IATA downgrades forecast for European passenger numbers in 2020
Global 14 Oct 2020 IATA Airport group and IATA call for urgent industry-wide support to underpin recovery
Global 14 Dec 2020 IATA IATA: European Air Transport COVID-19 Impacts and Recovery to be Worse than other Regions
Global 02 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Passenger Demand Plunges on COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
EMEA 16 Aug 2020 IATA IATA: The Crisis Is Having A Worsening Impact On African Aviation
North America 09 Nov 2020 IATA IATA: September Global Air Traffic Down 72.8 Percent YOY
Multiple 16 Nov 2020 IATA • IATA: Airlines and Air Transport Workers Call for Urgent Government Assistance to Prevent Jobs Catastrophe
Global 22 Oct 2020 IATA IATA calls for development of affordable COVID-19 testing for aviation
Multiple 16 Nov 2020 IATA IATA: Enhanced COVID-19 Testing & Regulatory Reforms Key to Preserving Benefits of Aviation for Greece
Global 31 Mar 2020 IATA IATA: Airlines Facing Rapid Cash Burn
Global 26 May 2020 IATA IATA: Airline Debt to Balloon by 28% -Heavy New Debt Levels Will Weigh Down Recovery
Global 22 Sep 2020 IATA International air travel can only be revived by Covid-19 testing: IATA
EMEA 21 Oct 2020 IATA ​IATA downgrades Africa and Middle East traffic forecasts
Global 24 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
Global 16 Jun 2020 IATA IATA: Continued Government Relief Measures Needed to get Airlines through the Winter
Global 06 Oct 2020 IATA IATA: Airlines Are Burning Through $300,000 Per Minute
North America 07 Dec 2020 IATA IATA: Canadian Government Urged to Support Aviation Industry
Global 07 Oct 2020 IATA IATA Confident We’ll See A Common Testing Standard Before November
Multiple 23 Nov 2020 IATA New IATA Guidance Prepares for Global Vaccine Distribution
Global 07 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: 25 Million Jobs at Risk with Airline Shutdown
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 21 Apr 2020 Serko Serko Accelerates Bid To Shore Up TMC Continuity Through Platform, Commission Plays
Asia Pacific 23 Nov 2020 Serko Australia, New Zealand Demand Bounce Boosts Serko
Multiple 15 Apr 2020 Serko Sabre's March Net Bookings Go Negative As Cancellations Spike
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Government UK airlines call for multibillion bailout
North America 27 Mar 2020 Government Report: The federal government will own airline stakes
Latin America 03 Apr 2020 Government Argentina extends border closure until 30-Apr-2020
EMEA 18 May 2020 Government Germany hopes to end global travel warning in June, but no return to normal
APAC 21 May 2020 Government When Might India Allow International Flights To Resume?
APAC 25 May 2020 Government Thailand looking at quarantine waiver for selected tourists
Global 12 Jun 2020 Government IATA: Interactive Coronavirus (Covid-19) Travel Regulations Map
EMEA 18 Jun 2020 Government Denmark will reopen to most European nations except Portugal, much of Sweden
EMEA 22 Jun 2020 Government France Takes Aim at Budget Carriers With Ban on Short Routes
North America 07 Jul 2020 Government Most U.S. Airlines Sign Letters of Intent for Their Share of $25 Billion in Federal Aid
North America 14 Jul 2020 Government Hawaii Set To Lengthen COVID Arrival Procedures
Latin America 11 Aug 2020 Government Argentina Won’t Reopen To Flights On September 1st As Expected
Latin America 16 Aug 2020 Government Brazil’s Public Bank To Do More In Airline Bailout
EMEA 19 Aug 2020 Government Finland returns travel restrictions for several countries
Latin America 20 Aug 2020 Government IATA warns that Argentina may delay September air travel restart
EMEA 15 Sep 2020 Government Ireland delays relaxing strict COVID-19 travel restrictions until October
North America 30 Sep 2020 Government Tens of thousands of airline workers are out of jobs after Congress fails to reach deal