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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 15 Sep 2020 Emirates Emirates Warns Of UK Workforce Reduction
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Air France €10bn euro bailout will keep Air France-KLM afloat less than year: CEO
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Emirates Emirates Will Launch The World’s Longest Flight Since Lockdown
EMEA 04 Oct 2020 Government Which Countries Remain Exempt From The UK’s Quarantine Mandate?
EMEA 03 Oct 2020 Aer Lingus Aer Lingus Offers Summer Schedule With Flexible Booking Options
EMEA 13 Oct 2020 Finnair Finnair develops ‘financial bazooka’ to survive crisis
EMEA 18 Oct 2020 Government The UK’s Quarantine Exemption List – What Is The Latest Update?
EMEA 20 Oct 2020 Government Russia to give airlines ₽30mn in covid subsidies but no more
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Air France Up to 80% of its workforce could be temporarily laid off
EMEA 17 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Brussels Airlines temporarily suspends all its flights as of 21 March until 19 April
EMEA 25 Mar 2020 British Airways British government rules out help for airlines
EMEA 15 Apr 2020 Air France AF Plans The Retirement Of Its Airbus A380s
EMEA 18 Apr 2020 KLM KLM withdraws plan to boost CEO bonus to 100% of salary
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Amadeus Amadeus Stacks Cash For Worst-Case 2020 Where Air Traffic Stays Down 80 Percent
EMEA 24 Apr 2020 Government Norway Approves New Law That Could Help Rescue Norwegian Air
EMEA 28 Apr 2020 Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines suspends all services until 28-May-2020
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa pilots offer to waive 45% of salaries
EMEA 07 May 2020 Air France Air France-KLM reports €815 million first-quarter operating loss
EMEA 07 May 2020 KLM Air France-KLM targets 60% capacity recovery by year-end
EMEA 01 Jun 2020 South African Airways South African Airways rescue plan features more bailouts
EMEA 08 Jun 2020 South African Airways South African Airways creditors approve extension for submission of rescue plan
EMEA 09 Jun 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Air seeks approval to raise cash quickly if needed
EMEA 16 Jun 2020 Iberia Iberia Says Fleet Reduction Is Not Temporary
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group Announces Fall Schedule Extension
EMEA 10 Jul 2020 Level Europe ​Level France becomes latest coronavirus crisis airline casualty
EMEA 29 Jul 2020 Air France Air France Partners with Laboratories to Assist Customers with COVID-19 Tests
EMEA 12 Aug 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar, Emirates, & Etihad – Which Middle East Giant Has Bounced Back The Most
EMEA 25 Aug 2020 Finnair Finnair to cut up to 1,000 jobs, seeks further savings
EMEA 30 Aug 2020 Government UK Adds 3 Countries Including Switzerland To Quarantine List
EMEA 04 Sep 2020 Virgin Atlantic VIRGIN Atlantic has today confirmed it will cut a further 1,150 jobs despite securing a £1.2billion rescue deal.
EMEA 07 Sep 2020 Alitalia New lifeline for Alitalia: EU approves €200 million aid
EMEA 14 Sep 2020 Government Eurocontrol laments ‘backwards’ progress as recovery track diverges
EMEA 16 Sep 2020 KLM You’ll Now Need a Negative COVID-19 Test Certificate if You Don’t Want to Wear a Face Mask Onboard KLM
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Air France Air France introduces travel insurance for Covid-19
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Receives A Loan Guarantee Extension From Norway’s Government
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Air Serbia The Impact Of COVID-19 On Air Serbia
EMEA 30 Sep 2020 Air France Air France's revenue fell 70% in August - CEO
EMEA 02 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Is Planning To Pay Back The Government By The Mid 2020s
EMEA 19 Oct 2020 Industry ‘All airlines are going bankrupt’: UK industry body chief
EMEA 19 Oct 2020 Government ​UK to implement testing regime by December: transport secretary
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Air France Government will stand behind airline
EMEA 17 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Brussels Airlines requests state aid
EMEA 19 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to Cut 95% of Flights in Survival Mode
EMEA 23 Mar 2020 Air France Air France Line Up for Gov-Backed Bailout
EMEA 19 Apr 2020 Air France AF to run 30% of its flights from July onwards
EMEA 31 Mar 2020 EasyJet EasyJet Grounds Entire Fleet, Furloughs Crew
EMEA 24 Apr 2020 Norwegian Air Norway Approves New Law That Could Help Rescue Norwegian Air
EMEA 24 Apr 2020 RyanAir Ryanair CEO Mulls Further Cuts While Slamming Virgin Atlantic’s Bid for State Aid
EMEA 29 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group Announces Passenger Mask Requirement
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