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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 27 Jul 2020 Government ​Airlines ‘disappointed’ after UK reintroduces Spain restrictions
EMEA 30 Jul 2020 KLM Air France-KLM Second quarter 2020 results
EMEA 12 Aug 2020 Iceland Air Icelandair Cuts Boeing 737 MAX Order Amid Settlement
EMEA 14 Aug 2020 Air France Air France-KLM and French travel stocks hit by UK quarantine measure
EMEA 24 Aug 2020 Government Anguilla is accepting visitors, but adding a fee
EMEA 26 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa removes rebooking fees until 2021
EMEA 02 Sep 2020 Government South Africa may not reopen to tourists until 2021
EMEA 13 Sep 2020 KLM Air France-KLM's future in doubt without cost cuts - Dutch minister
EMEA 17 Sep 2020 South African Airways SAA creditors to meet as critical rescue funds fail to materialise
EMEA 18 Sep 2020 British Airways British Airways Launches New First Class Suite With Door
EMEA 22 Sep 2020 TUI fly TUI brings down winter capacity as short-term booking trend persists
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
EMEA 19 Oct 2020 KLM KLM’s CEO Believes Hub And Spoke Airlines Will Be Critical To Recovery
EMEA 21 Oct 2020 British Airways British Airways CEO: Airline Industry May Never Recover From COVID-19
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 British Airways Willie Walsh postpones retirement
EMEA 18 Mar 2020 Air Dolomiti Air Dolomiti temporarily suspends ops
EMEA 23 Mar 2020 Iceland Air Icelandair is operating only 14% of its planned flight schedule
EMEA 31 Mar 2020 Emirates Air France, Lufthansa And Emirates Hit Hardest By March EU Flight Restrictions
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Condor Germany ready to nationalise airline Condor
EMEA 15 Apr 2020 South African Airways South African Airways Will Not Receive Further Government Support
EMEA 17 Mar 2020 Government Switzerland Locks Down Until April
EMEA 23 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus Has Hit These African Aviation Markets The Hardest
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 03 May 2020 British Airways British Airways At The Forefront Of Change For A Post-COVID-19 Airline World
EMEA 01 May 2020 Iberia IAG’s Iberia & Vueling Receive €1 Billion In Loans
EMEA 05 May 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic to cut 3,000 jobs and quit Gatwick
EMEA 14 May 2020 British Airways British Airways owner confirms 12,000 job cuts will still be axed even after Chancellor Rishi Sunak extended furlough scheme to end of October
EMEA 13 May 2020 RyanAir Ryanair passengers will have to ask to use lavatory
EMEA 15 May 2020 Lufthansa Belgium tells Lufthansa state aid possible if conditions met
EMEA 26 May 2020 Air France AIR FRANCE-KLM CEO AWARDED €768K BONUS; DUTCH GOV'T VOTES AGAINST
EMEA 27 May 2020 LOT Polish Airlines LOT Polish Will Implement Staggered Social Distancing Upon Return
EMEA 31 May 2020 Air France Air France Adds Simulator Training For Pilots Unable To Fly Due To COVID-19
EMEA 09 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group airlines significantly expands flight schedule until September
EMEA 16 Jun 2020 British Airways British Airways Owner IAG Said to Prepare Review of Strategy
EMEA 18 Jun 2020 Aeroflot Russian State Wants Greater Stake in Aeroflot in Return for $1 Billion Bailout Package
EMEA 22 Jun 2020 Etihad Etihad Develops Covid-19 Risk-Assessment Tool
EMEA 08 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa airlines to slash leadership, cut 1,000 administrative jobs
EMEA 10 Jul 2020 Air Namibia Air Namibia Grounding Overturned By Court
EMEA 13 Jul 2020 Emirates Emirates to cut up to 9,000 jobs
EMEA 24 Jul 2020 KLM KLM Outlines A Full Return To Destinations Served Pre-Crisis
EMEA 28 Jul 2020 British Airways British Airways faces strike threat over job cut plan
EMEA 03 Aug 2020 British Airways IAG’s Walsh warns against obtaining liquidity without structural reform
EMEA 20 Aug 2020 Emirates Emirates Eyes 100% Route Recovery By Next Summer
EMEA 24 Aug 2020 Brussels Airlines Brussels Airlines gets approval for €290 million bailout
EMEA 26 Aug 2020 Lufthansa LUFTHANSA TOPS LIST OF COVID-SAFE CARRIERS IN NEW RESEARCH
EMEA 10 Sep 2020 British Airways British Airways owner IAG to cut more flights
EMEA 11 Sep 2020 British Airways BA Pay Deal: Cabin Crew divide shows
EMEA 11 Sep 2020 Government First European 'travel bubble' ends as coronavirus cases rise in Estonia