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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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 Sort descending Date Organization Summary
Africa 06 May 2020 IATA IATA: Urgent Appeal to International Community to Support African Travel and Tourism Sector
Africa 23 Nov 2020 South African Airways South African Airways Sells Everything From Chopsticks To Luggage
Asia Pacific 14 Dec 2020 Qantas Qantas no outlier in outsourcing push
Asia Pacific 09 Nov 2020 Garuda Indonesia Garuda sees quarterly losses narrow on revenue uptick
Asia Pacific 09 Nov 2020 Austrian Airlines Austrian Airlines Moving Forward With Mandatory COVID Tests
Asia Pacific 07 Dec 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Australia CEO: 'Good news will keep coming from Virgin Australia'
Asia Pacific 23 Nov 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific says demand for Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble flights was ‘overwhelming’, before Covid-19 fourth wave forced delay
Asia Pacific 07 Dec 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Collaborates with AXA to Provide Free COVID-19 Insurance to Passengers
Asia Pacific 14 Dec 2020 Government China Bans the Tripadvisor App Controlled by the Country’s Own Trip.com Group
Asia Pacific 16 Nov 2020 Emirates Emirates And FlySafair Announce Interlining Agreement
Asia Pacific 16 Nov 2020 Etihad Etihad Airways To Ground Its A380 Fleet Indefinitely
Asia Pacific 16 Nov 2020 Emirates Emirates airline posts first loss in more than 30 years
Asia Pacific 07 Dec 2020 Government Melbourne Receives Its First International Arrivals In Months
Asia Pacific 23 Nov 2020 Serko Australia, New Zealand Demand Bounce Boosts Serko
Asia Pacific 14 Dec 2020 Government New Zealand Agrees To Full Australian Travel Bubble
Asia Pacific 23 Nov 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Australia's new boss Jayne Hrdlicka launches plan for revamped airline
Europe 09 Nov 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Facing An Uncertain Future: Lack Of Government Support
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Air’s Luck Runs Out, Files for Bankruptcy in Ireland
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Government Finland Extends Entry Restrictions Until December 13
Europe 29 Apr 2020 Air France Air France must cut emissions, domestic flights for aid: minister
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Air France CEOs From Air France and Ryanair See Different Flight Paths to a Travel Recovery
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Finnair Finnair Receives Credit Support For More Than €100m Covering An A350
Europe 30 Apr 2020 Air France https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-economy/air-france-must-cut-emissions-domestic-flights-for-aid-minister-idUSKBN22B2EL
Europe 09 Nov 2020 Air France Dutch Back Air France-KLM Bailout After Pilots Agree Wage Deal
Europe 16 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Bad News for Boeing as European Union Places Tariffs on U.S. Aircraft
Europe 23 Nov 2020 KLM KLM flying 90% of Europe routes, with 50% capacity
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Air France Air France Expands Rail Partnership As It Looks To Cut Domestic Flying
Europe 16 Nov 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Air’s Future on Thin Ice as Government Declines More Aid
Europe 23 Nov 2020 KLM Route Network Update for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Air France French state to double Air France stake, RTL radio reports
Europe 07 Dec 2020 KLM Delta Air Lines and KLM to offer COVID tested flights from Atlanta to Amsterdam
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Air France French Gov. set to double its existing 14% stake in the Air France-KLM group
Europe 14 Dec 2020 KLM Greenpeace demand to stop KLM bailout dismissed
Europe 09 Nov 2020 Finnair Finnair defers delivery of three remaining Airbus A350s
Europe 16 Nov 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Records Its Lowest Monthly Load Factor In October
Europe 23 Nov 2020 British Airways BA & AA launch COVID-19 trials on TransAtlantic routes
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Air France Air France KLM : Airlines try COVID-19 tested transatlantic flights to build confidence
Europe 07 Dec 2020 British Airways British Airways Partners With GOL – Rumours Of A Codeshare
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Air France Route Network Update for Air France
Europe 14 Dec 2020 KLM Delta and KLM's Pre-flight Testing Program Will Allow Americans to Travel to Amsterdam Without Quarantine
Europe 09 Nov 2020 Emirates How Emirates Is Adapting With COVID-19
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Three Lufthansa Group Airlines Got New CEOs Last Week
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 Air France Air France-KLM Eyes Sustainable Cargo Flights Following Lufthansa
Europe 14 Dec 2020 British Airways British Airways banned from Hong Kong
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa airlines to offer biometric identity verification for passengers
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
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Air France Air France-KLM in talks on $7 billion cash raise
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group to adopt buy on board