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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
Global 15 Jul 2020 Industry 9 in 10 From Industry Say Aviation Wasn’t Prepared For COVID
Global 10 Aug 2020 Industry OAG: Capacity Dip This Week Could Indicate Capacity Peak Reached
Global 08 Sep 2020 Industry The TSA Begins Testing Biometric Recognition Checkpoints
Global 09 Sep 2020 Industry To ease travel, agency groups offering rapid Covid testing
Global 23 Sep 2020 Industry Airlines are confronting a future of smaller, leaner operations
Global 06 Oct 2020 IATA IATA: Airlines Are Burning Through $300,000 Per Minute
Global 09 Nov 2020 COVID-19 What the Latest U.S. Airport Security Screening Numbers Tell Us
Global 16 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Chile Set To Allow International Travelers From November 23rd
Global 23 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Another Study Finds Covid-19 Can Spread On Long Airline Flights
Global 07 Dec 2020 Sabre Sabre CEO Sean Menke on planning beyond the pandemic
EMEA 17 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Austrian Airlines to suspend all operations
EMEA 31 Mar 2020 British Airways BA Suspends Flights From Gatwick Airport
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 British Airways British Airways suspends more than 30,000
EMEA 09 Apr 2020 KLM Air France-KLM running ‘skeleton operation’ in April and May
EMEA 17 Apr 2020 United United cuts May flights by 90 percent, tells employees to brace for job cuts
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 Government German Government Backs Vouchers Over Refunds For Lufthansa Passengers
EMEA 25 Apr 2020 Wizz Low cost airline Wizz to restart some flights from UK's Luton airport
EMEA 07 May 2020 KLM Air France-KLM says virus hit will be worse in 2Q
EMEA 11 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group to serve 106 destinations in June
EMEA 18 May 2020 Air France Air France now offering cash refunds for cancelled flights
EMEA 17 May 2020 El Al El Al reports a net loss of $60 million in 2019
EMEA 26 May 2020 Government Ryanair Condemns €9 Billion State Aid To Lufthansa
EMEA 29 May 2020 British Airways British Airways may outsource work of 450 redundant employees
EMEA 03 Jun 2020 KLM KLM Adds 60% More Flights To Airline’s July Schedule In Monthly Update
EMEA 09 Jun 2020 Emirates Emirates Lays Off More Pilots, Cabin Crew as Part of Thousands of Job Cuts
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 KLM KLM to receive €3.4 billion in state-backed financial aid
EMEA 07 Jul 2020 El Al El Al Rescue Plan Finally Approved
EMEA 13 Jul 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic Works To Finalize Support For £1 Billion Bailout
EMEA 15 Jul 2020 British Airways Boris Johnson Backs Away From Punishing British Airways Over Jobs
EMEA 15 Jul 2020 Air Serbia Air Serbia Eyes August Return To Israel & Russia
EMEA 24 Jul 2020 Air France Air France Receives Its Last Boeing 787-9 Delivery
EMEA 27 Jul 2020 El Al Hope For El Al? Israel Starts Planning The Reopening Of Aviation
EMEA 09 Jul 2020 Emirates Emirates and flydubai move close to merger, Emirates CCO says
EMEA 03 Aug 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Ready For More Network Cuts If Recovery Lags
EMEA 02 Aug 2020 Aeroflot Aeroflot Resumes Some International Commercial Services
EMEA 13 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Report: Lufthansa May Drastically Cut Long Haul Fleet
EMEA 14 Aug 2020 Government Anguilla Is COVID-free and Preparing to Reopen — Here's How to Plan a Visit
EMEA 18 Aug 2020 British Airways British Airlines Appeal For UK COVID Test Quarantine Exemption
EMEA 24 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Cracks Down On Mask Exemptions Requiring COVID Test
EMEA 27 Aug 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic Is Giving Away COVID-19 Insurance to Get Passengers Flying Again
EMEA 02 Sep 2020 Virgin Atlantic UK court formally backs Virgin Atlantic restructuring plan
EMEA 09 Sep 2020 Ethiopian Airlines COVID Hasn’t Stopped Ethiopian’s $5 Billion Mega-Hub
EMEA 04 Sep 2020 Virgin Atlantic Court Approves Virgin Atlantic Restructuring Plan
EMEA 09 Sep 2020 Industry Winter of disconnect ahead for Europe’s airlines
EMEA 13 Sep 2020 El Al El Al prepares to embark on crucial funding exercise
EMEA 17 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Adds 15 New Destinations For Summer 2021 From Frankfurt
EMEA 23 Sep 2020 British Airways British Airways takes Flying with Confidence course online
EMEA 27 Sep 2020 KLM KLM Plans For European Capacity To Be Down 45% In November
EMEA 06 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group launches European business class companion fares
EMEA 10 Oct 2020 Finnair Finnair Announces Long-Term Recovery Personnel Incentives