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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
North America 22 Sep 2020 Government Senators Introduce US Airline Support Bill Worth $29 Billion
APAC 11 Oct 2020 Government Australia in travel talks with Japan, Korea as coronavirus cases ease
EMEA 13 Oct 2020 Government EU traffic light scheme will mean ‘borders remain effectively closed’
North America 23 Oct 2020 Government When Might The US-Canada Border Reopen?
EMEA 17 Mar 2020 Government Switzerland Locks Down Until April
North America 23 Mar 2020 Government How Far Will U.S. Government Relief Reach to Save the Travel Industry?
EMEA 06 Jul 2020 Government Which European Airlines Have Received Coronavirus Aid Packages?
APAC 21 Jul 2020 Government Passengers Now Need a Negative Covid Test Certificate Before Flying to China
EMEA 02 Sep 2020 Government European Union authorizes airline rescues
North America 05 Sep 2020 Government US Passengers Must Submit COVID-19 Tests Before Flying To China
EMEA 10 Sep 2020 Government UK Bumps Hungary And Portugal From Quarantine Free List
EMEA 20 Sep 2020 Government What Is The Latest Update To The UK Quarantine Exempt List?
EMEA 12 Oct 2020 Government Weekly flights across European network fall below mid-July levels
North America 22 Oct 2020 Government Calgary To Trial Scrapping Quarantine For Some International Arrivals
APAC 21 Apr 2020 Government China Could See A Wave Of Airline Mergers
Latin America 10 May 2020 Government Brazil Expects To Finalize Airline Support Package Next Week
APAC 12 May 2020 Government Vietnam Races Ahead of Other Southeast Asian Countries in Tourism Reopening
APAC 11 Jun 2020 Government Japan to let in 250 business travelers a day under close watch
North America 30 Jun 2020 Government CDC director says airlines shouldn’t allow full planes
APAC 16 Jul 2020 Government As domestic travel picks up in Japan, players adapt with safety measures, micro-targeting and hybrid models
APAC 18 Jul 2020 Government India to Restart U.S. Passenger Flights July 23
EMEA 27 Jul 2020 Government Airlines In Libya Resume Flights After 4 Month Pause
EMEA 01 Sep 2020 Government IAG’s Willie Walsh Calls For Government To Open Up The UK
APAC 07 Sep 2020 Government Thailand tourism collapse poses existential crisis for airlines
North America 26 Aug 2020 Government Despite restrictions, airlines maintain international U.S. flights
North America 11 Sep 2020 Government Should US Airlines Receive Additional Government Support?
APAC 17 Sep 2020 Government Vietnam reopens borders to six countries
APAC 28 Sep 2020 Government Australia To Continue Supporting Some Domestic Flights Into 2021
APAC 27 Oct 2020 Government India Will Allow Just 13,000 Domestic Flights This Winter
Asia Pacific 07 Dec 2020 Government Melbourne Receives Its First International Arrivals In Months
APAC 31 Mar 2020 Government Indonesia Bans Foreign Arrivals
EMEA 10 May 2020 Government France Won't Enforce Airlines to Respect One Metre Distance Rule on Planes
Global 14 May 2020 Government How digital health passports can help restart the air transport industry
APAC 09 Jun 2020 Government Indonesia resumes domestic air travel, coronavirus cases jump
EMEA 12 Jun 2020 Government France to lift border controls for EU travellers on June 15
EMEA 01 Jul 2020 Government EU Confirms United States Travelers Will Be Banned Upon Reopening
APAC 16 Jul 2020 Government Air travel in Malaysia showing further signs of recovery: MAHB
APAC 29 Jul 2020 Government India’s Domestic Rebound Starts To Slow In A Blow To Airlines
North America 25 Aug 2020 Government San Francisco Offers COVID-19 Testing To All Airport And Airline Employees
North America 04 Sep 2020 Government US Airlines Begin Lobbying For US-UK Travel Corridor
EMEA 10 Sep 2020 Government European airline bailouts hit €26.6 billion: HSBC
EMEA 11 Sep 2020 Government European tourism bodies plead for coordinated travel restrictions
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Government Airlines UK-commissioned study calls for reopening of US routes
APAC 29 Sep 2020 Government Thailand to slowly restart tourism with flight from China
Latin America 16 Oct 2020 Government Latin American Aviation Expected To Lose Almost 300 Million Passengers
North America 07 Dec 2020 Government Canadian aviation: encouraging steps on travel restrictions
North America 14 Dec 2020 Government U.S. Airlines Shed the Most Jobs in 3 Decades After Federal Relief Expired
APAC 31 Mar 2020 Government China Defends Temporary Ban on Foreign Travelers
APAC 23 Apr 2020 Government Indonesia to ban air, sea travel to end-May - officials
EMEA 11 May 2020 Government Spain Calls For EU-Wide Approach To Airline Aid