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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 02 Aug 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Posts Loses Of 1.75 Billion, Urges Easing Of Travel Restrictions
North America 03 Aug 2020 Southwest Southwest Stops Cleaning All Surfaces Between Flights
North America 16 Aug 2020 Delta Delta Making Progress Testing Its Entire Workforce For COVID-19
North America 18 Aug 2020 Delta For Delta Air Lines, It’s Not About the Middle Seats
North America 23 Aug 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Commits To Blocking Middle Seats Through 2021
North America 27 Aug 2020 Air Canada Air Canada plans voluntary COVID-19 passenger test trial: analyst note
North America 31 Aug 2020 Delta Delta, American Join United in Eliminating Domestic Change Fees
North America 09 Sep 2020 United United expands no-change-fee policy just 10 days after introducing it
North America 09 Sep 2020 Government ASTA: Senate's Covid relief bill wouldn't do enough
North America 17 Sep 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines says more furloughs could come if pre-travel testing program is extended again
North America 02 Oct 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines begins massive layoffs, cutting staff by nearly one third
North America 01 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines (DAL) Q3 Earnings Expected to Decline
North America 02 Oct 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Airlines to offer rapid coronavirus testing for Hawaii-bound travelers
North America 07 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada to explore 'wearable' COVID-19 contact tracing technology
North America 15 Oct 2020 American Airlines American Launches Group Travel Platform in Europe, with U.S., Canada to Follow
North America 16 Oct 2020 United United Plans Route Expansion in Latin America, Caribbean
North America 21 Oct 2020 United United Airlines tests COVID-19 ‘health pass’ to kick-start global travel again
North America 23 Oct 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Airlines Plans to End Middle-Seat Blocking in Early 2021
North America 23 Oct 2020 Government Canada Is Preparing An Airline Bailout Package
North America 09 Nov 2020 Government 2020 State of the Industry Report
North America 23 Nov 2020 American Airlines American Airlines, British Airways and oneworld Launch Transatlantic COVID-19 Testing Trial
North America 07 Dec 2020 COVID-19 Data shows Americans couldn’t resist Thanksgiving travel
North America 14 Dec 2020 United United Airlines Starts New Route From Chicago To Delhi
North America 19 Mar 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Reducing Flight Schedule Systemwide
North America 23 Mar 2020 Trans States Covid-19 crisis forces shutdown of regional airlines Compass and Trans States
North America 03 Apr 2020 Southwest Southwest reduces to 2,000 daily flights through June 5
North America 09 Apr 2020 Air Canada AC to immediately rehire more than 16,000 workers
North America 13 Apr 2020 Air Seychelles More Than 13,000 AA Crew Take Voluntary Leave, Early Retirement
North America 07 Apr 2020 Hopper Travel Booking App Hopper Announces Layoffs Amid Coronavirus Crisis
North America 17 Apr 2020 Delta Delta, American, United Allow Free Name Changes on Corporate Tickets
North America 19 Mar 2020 Expedia Expedia Vice Chairman Tells Employees It’s Time to Focus and Help Our Travel Partners
North America 25 Apr 2020 Government U.S. Airlines Get an Additional $9.5 Billion in Federal Relief to Stave Off Job Cuts
North America 01 May 2020 United United Readies 'Painful' Plan in Case of No 2020 Recovery
North America 13 May 2020 Allegiant Air Allegiant loses $33 million in the first quarter
North America 28 May 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Updates Summer Flight Schedule
North America 01 Jun 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines provides glimpse of new travel procedures
North America 23 Jun 2020 Delta Delta CEO says airline won't forcibly remove passengers without masks, calls for federal mandate
North America 06 Jul 2020 United United Is Bringing Snacks & Alcohol Back to Flights
North America 12 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Airlines is in Deep Financial Stress
North America 15 Jul 2020 Delta Delta steers 17,000 staff into early retirement
North America 25 Jul 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Begins Reopening Its Maple Leaf Lounges
North America 24 Jul 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Lays Out Plan to Quell Cash Burn by Year-End
North America 29 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Airlines executive says new strategy helps fix 'very massive revenue problem'
North America 31 Jul 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Lowers Q3 Capacity Plans Amid Ongoing Canadian Travel Restrictions
North America 12 Aug 2020 Delta In a test, Delta checks passenger temps at LAX
North America 19 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Updates Face Mask Requirements for Travelers
North America 24 Aug 2020 Delta Delta Looks To Add 50 Transatlantic Routes Next Summer
North America 08 Sep 2020 Industry Traffic rebound on U.S. airlines slows despite Labor Day bump
North America 16 Sep 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines prepares to restore connection with Japan
North America 16 Sep 2020 Westjet WestJet Grows October Schedule With US, UK, And Leisure Flights